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Meet the New Council 57 President

AFSCME Local 146 Secretary Linda Tremble was elected Council 57 President at the April 25th Delegate Assembly. more

“Let’s Talk About Facts”

Watch AFSCME Director of Research Kerry Korpi stand up to attacks on public employees and our pensions during an appearance on CNBC. At issue: should states cut public pensions to balance ballooning budgets?

New Policy Brief Demonstrates How the Governor’s Proposed Budget will further Degrade the Lives of Californians

A new policy brief from the Health and Human Services Network of California and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research & Education details the devastating economic repercussions of the Governor’s proposed budget cuts to health and human services. more information

Say "NO" To Wall Street Whitman

Californians now know that the choice for California’s next Governor comes down to Meg Whitman or Jerry Brown. Now it’s up to us to make clear that the choice isn’t just between two people or two styles of leadership, but about the kind of California we want in the decades to come. (complete article)

Governor May Revise Budget - Promises More Pain

Governor Schwarzenneger’s revised state budget, released May 14, 2010, proposes drastic cuts to California’s safety net while attacking the jobs of workers who provide those services. Out of $19.1 billion in solutions, $12.2 billion comes in the form of cuts read more

AFSCME California Budget Solutions and Alternatives

AFSCME Council 57 members and their community partners are taking Legislators' District Offices by storm to decry the “all-cuts” approach to the budget in the Governor’s May Revision. The AFSCME California Budget Solutions and Alternatives to an All-Cuts-Budget provides concrete effective measures the State can take to resolve the fiscal crisis we are in. Read more……

AFSCME Local 829 Heads to Court to Protect the Right to Bargain for Benefits

AFSCME Local 829 and SEIU 521 representing the City of Menlo Park employees, along with a city resident, have filed a lawsuit to keep a measure off the ballot which would allow voters to rollback pension benefits for prospective city employees. (complete article)

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New Study Finds Public Sector Employees Earn Less Than Comparable Private Sector Employees

A recently released study shows that jobs in the public sector require more education than comparable jobs in the private sector, while public sector workers earn 11-12% less for those jobs. The Center for State and Local Government Excellence and the National Institute on Retirement Security describe how long-term patterns show that the average compensation of state and local employees is not excessive

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