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Shutdown
How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities
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How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities

Working families across the country are staring down a health care crisis. Premiums are about to double for more than 22 million people, and hospitals and health centers nationwide struggle to keep their doors open.

How the shutdown will impact public services in states and cities

Ambulance
How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses
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How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

Nearly 22 million Americans are able to afford health care because of premium tax credits that are available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.However, those tax credits are going to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, thanks to the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

Labor Day
On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.
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On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

On Labor Day, we celebrate the power of workers to form unions, stand in solidarity, and together, improve our lives. But today, greedy billionaires are rolling back our workplace safety, trying to make it tougher to form unions, and attacking public service workers’ collective bargaining rights.

On Labor Day, we celebrate our power – and pledge to build it.

AFSCME GO
To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out
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To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out

At a time when our communities are under attack, our voices are more important than ever. That’s why federal workers are speaking out. Since this administration took office, many of them have struggled to do their jobs and find the resources to serve their communities.

To protect our communities, federal workers are speaking out