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Attention: AFSCME District Council 20 is moving March 23, 2025. Our new home is 1140-3rd Street, NE Suite 202 Washington DC 20002 (Uline Arena)

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AFSCME retiree Sue Conard calls on Congress to fund the front lines
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AFSCME retiree Sue Conard calls on Congress to fund the front lines

The coronavirus pandemic won’t be controlled until states, cities, towns and schools – and particularly health departments – have the funding they need from the federal government, says AFSCME Retiree Sue Conard.

AFSCME retiree Sue Conard calls on Congress to fund the front lines

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U.S. Conference on Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines
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U.S. Conference on Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has sent a letter to Congress that echoes what AFSCME has been saying for months: It’s long past time to robustly fund the front lines.

U.S. Conference on Mayors calls on Congress to go big on funding the front lines

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Another reason to involve yourself in the GA Senate runoffs – funding for front-line heroes
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Another reason to involve yourself in the GA Senate runoffs – funding for front-line heroes

Here’s a crucial reason for working people to do all they can to help Jon Ossoff and the Rev.

Another reason to involve yourself in the GA Senate runoffs – funding for front-line heroes

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Biden: Union, business leaders agree that funding the front lines is ‘urgent’
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Biden: Union, business leaders agree that funding the front lines is ‘urgent’

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Monday brought together business and union leaders, including AFSCME President Lee Saunders, for a virtual meeting to discuss an economic recovery agenda for the country.

Biden: Union, business leaders agree that funding the front lines is ‘urgent’

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In the middle of a pandemic, Trump threatens health care for millions of Americans
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In the middle of a pandemic, Trump threatens health care for millions of Americans

It was bad enough that the Trump administration failed miserably in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, ignoring the science and failing to come up with

In the middle of a pandemic, Trump threatens health care for millions of Americans

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Through our electoral program, AFSCME members made a difference in the 2020 election
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Through our electoral program, AFSCME members made a difference in the 2020 election

With so much at stake for working families in the 2020 election, AFSCME members across the country stood up to the challenge once again.

Through our electoral program, AFSCME members made a difference in the 2020 election