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How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

How Congress can lower health care costs and stop job losses

Sep. 19, 2025

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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

Speak out! Protect PSLF.

Speak out! Protect PSLF.

Sep. 10, 2025

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Speak out! Protect PSLF.

The administration is threatening to upend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. They’re saying that if an employer doesn’t tow its ideological line, they’re going to prevent its workers from using PSLF.  

Speak out! Protect PSLF.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke Lierman join AFSCME members to discuss impact of “Big Beautiful Bill” on public services and Maryland working families

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke Lierman join AFSCME members to discuss impact of “Big Beautiful Bill” on public services and Maryland working families

Sep. 09, 2025

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke Lierman join AFSCME members to discuss impact of “Big Beautiful Bill” on public services and Maryland working families

Working with Governor Wes Moore, AFSCME members are mobilizing to protect Maryland’s public services and retain the staff and resources necessary to make these services happen.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke Lierman join AFSCME members to discuss impact of “Big Beautiful Bill” on public services and Maryland working families

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

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

Aug. 29, 2025

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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.

Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract

Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract

Aug. 22, 2025

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Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract

On Thursday, August 21, AFSCME Local 44, Local 558, and Local 2202 reached a historic tentative agreement with the City of Baltimore.

Baltimore City municipal employees reach historic tentative agreement on new union contract