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Candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination participated in a forum. Each candidate appeared individually to answer two questions from moderator George Stephanopoulos and one…

The national president of AFSCME spoke in support of the Howard Dean presidential campaign to a group of members at the Merle Hay Bowling Lanes. He urged all members to go to their…

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees hosted a town hall meeting in which Democratic presidential candidates debated one another at the Polk County Convention…

Following a speech by the federation president, panelists talked about President Bush’s tax cut proposal and its probable affect on working people and their families. After their prepared…

Officials briefed reporters on a report that details what many scholars feel were the most important achievements by and for American workers in the twentieth century. The report is based…

This rally, sponsored by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), was in opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Speakers…

Rep. Gephardt spoke about the historic budget summit in the fall of 1990. He discussed the parameters of a progressive national domestic agenda. The economic domestic issues which need to be…

Majority Leader Mitchell spoke about the domestic issues facing Congress, now that attention has turned from the Persian Gulf war. He talked about the Democratic Party’s support for the…

Speaker Foley talked about the accomplishments of the 101st Congress including clean air and child care legislation. He then described the agenda for the 102nd Congress as it relates to…

Mr. McEntee talked about the legislative agenda for the union. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the fastest growing union in the United States, with almost 1.3 million…

At a Tax and Budget Summit sponsored by AFSCME speakers from all levels of government were concerned that the federal budget negotiators may have eliminated state and local taxes as a deduction on federal…

Senator George Mitchell speaks at the AFSCEME conference.