Fighting for Working Families: A Short History of AFSCME

There is an incredible sense of pride being a member of AFSCME Local 1. This is where public sector collective bargaining began. Over the years, AFSCME has time and again played a pivotal role in the struggles for workers rights for its members and better lives for the citizen we serve.

Fighting for Working Families: A Short History of AFSCME

As we once again are forced to struggle for our survival against the forces of evil and greed, we recall the sacrafices made by those who went before. Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life fighting for AFSCME garbage workers in Memphis. We must honor the debt we own his memory, as well as the workers he went to Memphis to support. The fight continues -- ONE MORE DAY!

Wisconsin Recall Volunteers Contact More Than a Million Voters

This is such a cool article. It does a great job of telling the story of public employees coming together to accomplish a tremendous feat; making more than 1 million phone calls in support of senate recall elections.

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/07/29/wisconsin-recall-volunteers-contact-more-than-a-million-voters/

These were all made by volunteers. No union bosses forcing them to do it. Public employees, their family members and friends giving freely of their time to right a terrible injustice. Right-wingers can try to spin it any way they want. You cannot deny the facts. Tens of thousands of volunteers made hundreds of calls each because they believe in public sector collective bargaining.