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AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans

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Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023

The last few years have seen a rise in worker momentum, with unionized workers rais

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Biden forgives student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised the White House’s announcement Thursday that the Biden administration will forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 borrowers — including many AFSCME mem

AFSCME: Supreme Court student loan ruling shows ‘contempt’ for working people

Pete Levine on Friday, June 30 2023 - 1:50pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s landmark plan to forgive up to $20,000 for millions of student loan borrowers.

In a statement, AFSCME President Lee Saunders said, “Today’s decision is yet another example of this court’s contempt for working families.”

President's Report June 2023

Juan Fernandez on Thursday, June 22 2023 - 7:43pm

In This Report:

City Contract Payment Dates
Remote Work
Transit Agreement on Additional Compensation Fund
PERB issues decision on DOE case - Victory for Local 154 members!!
Labor Day Parade on September 9 - Save the Date

Hundreds of AFSCME activists get fired up at Denver organizing summit

Elizabet Garcia, Andrew Fernandez on Wednesday, June 14 2023 - 10:40am

Anthony Lockhart. Photo: Miriam Harris

Saunders: Debt limit agreement shows ‘President Biden puts working people first’

AFSCME Staff on Monday, June 5 2023 - 1:21pm

AFSCME President Lee Saunders praised President Joe Biden in the wake of a debt ceiling deal that averts a default by the U.S. government on its debt while protecting the interests and priorities of working families and retirees.

Biden signed the deal into law on Saturday.