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Federal funding to help vulnerable Americans in danger of getting cut

Federal money for programs and services that help millions of vulnerable Americans and employ many AFSCME members could be in jeopardy next year.

Youth counselor's death at Lincoln Hills Schools was a preventable tragedy.

For Immediate Release: 
June 26, 2024
Contact: Patrick Wycoff, (608) 826-1932‬, [email protected]

AFSCME Blasts DCF For Failure To Respond To Legislators’ Questions

Head of the Department of Children and Families, Eloise Anderson, missed a deadline Monday when her department failed to respond to requests from Milwaukee area legislators over the dysfunction in the Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS).

Unions Push for “Grade A” Paid Parental Leave

Better wages. Check. Better working conditions. Check. And, thanks to unions, we now know there is also a union difference for workers who have access to critical benefits like paid parental leave.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 17 percent of all U.S. workers have access to paid family leave.  

AFSCME Wisconsin 2019 Dental Insurance Enrollment Is Here!

AFSCME Wisconsin Dental Insurance Enrollment Is Open From Oct 1, 2018 Through Nov 15, 2018.

You must be a dues paying member of Council 32 to enroll in our Union Sponsored Dental Plan. 

Check out the PDF below to review Delta Dental Plans, premiums, benefits and to print enrollment and payment authorization form.

Dental Premium payments are deducted via Credit/Debit Card or Electronic Funds Transfer.  

Current Delta Dental subscribers will receive an enrollment packet in the mail.

Believe It or Not, Congress Seeks More Tax Cuts for the Rich

At a time when our country needs real investments in infrastructure, education and public services, congressional leaders are doubling down on tax cuts for the rich.

A Decade Later: Four Ways Working People Are Still Paying for the 2008 Financial Crisis

It was 10 years ago this month that the 2008 financial crisis kicked into high gear. When storied Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers shut down, bankers walking out of the building carrying cardboard boxes of their possessions made the perfect image for TV cameras.

AFSCME Wisconsin Endorses Tony Evers!

AFSCME Wisconsin’s PEOPLE Committee, which is responsible for the union’s political activities, is excited to announce their endorsement of Tony Evers for Governor of Wisconsin!

AFSCME Wisconsin President, Paul Spink, pointed to Tony's strong record supporting working people as one of the primary reasons for endorsement.

Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

We Are AFSCME

No politician running for office today would openly advocate for more wealth inequality in our country, where the richest 1 percent of the population owns 40 percent of the wealth. Even candidate Donald Trump in 2016 promised to stand up for the “forgotten men and women of our country,” who feel betrayed by a rigged economic system that benefits a small minority at their expense. Yet every single day, President Trump and congressional leaders seem determined to do more to increase wealth inequality than to alleviate it; do more for corporations and the wealthy than for single parents working two or three jobs to make ends meet.

Labor Day Op-Ed

To Fix Wisconsin, Walker Must Go

Labor Day is a chance for us to reflect on the proud history of American labor unions. For more than 100 years, labor unions across the county have represented working people and won major victories against the predatory advances of big business.