Queens Library Guild, Local 1321

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

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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

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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.

We Are AFSCME

Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

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.

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Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights

Like others around the world, I mourned the death last week of Aretha Franklin.

DC 37 Blog

Latino Heritage: Focus on Activism
By MIKE LEE The midterm elections and Hurricane Maria were the focus of the union’s annual celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.... — Oct 20
The Latina Wage Gap
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Nov. 1 is Latina Equal Pay Day– the day Latinas’ wages catch up to what white men earned in 2017. And for the... — Oct 19
Union Speaks Out for Sick Time for WTC Heroes
By MIKE LEE In a recent hearing before the New York State Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee, several DC 37 local leaders and... — Oct 18
DC 37 Welcomes Members In New Union-Represented Titles
By MIKE LEE Recently, DC 37 and the city agreed that the union will represent more than 900 public workers serving in positions categorized... — Oct 18
Members Make Strides at Annual Breast Cancer Walk
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Taking steps and making strides is a large contingent of DC 37 members in Locals 372, 420, and 924 who support the... — Oct 17

National AFSCME News

AFSCME Pennsylvania Members Help Hurricane Florence Victims
“We have an opportunity as employees of the township [of Swatara] and members of the union to do something good for others who need it.” — Oct 19
“Junk” Insurance Plans Could Weaken Affordable Care Act Protections
With these junk plans, insurers are permitted to screen for, and charge more for, pre-existing conditions. — Oct 18
Unions Push for “Grade A” Paid Parental Leave
The long-term goal is for all workers–union and non-union, public and private sector–to have access to paid family leave. — Oct 17
Union Lawsuit Seeks to Block Missouri’s New Anti-Worker Law
Missouri workers are holding strong against another wave of attacks by anti-worker politicians. — Oct 16
Union Popularity on the Rise
More Americans support standing together in unions as the economy increasingly benefits the wealthy and powerful. — Oct 15

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Queens Library Guild, Local 1321

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

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

us_in_deep_recession_foreclosures_rise.png

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

We Are AFSCME

Don’t Like Wealth Inequality? Join a Union

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Brett Kavanaugh: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Women’s and Workers’ Rights

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