If anyone is available tonight to help make phone calls for Ron Barber, canidate for Congressional Seat in Tucson area, please call the AFL-CIO office at 602-241-3504, ask for Judy. This has to be done outside of work. The polls are showing only a 5% difference. Thank you for your help!
Sick Time Freeze
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Regarding the Sick Time Freeze as reported in the paper recently: AFSCME 2960 did not agree to the new rules that the City of Phoenix is trying to impose on freezing sick time pensionable hours. We are currently investigating our options on how to fight this battle. As soon as we get more info, we…[Continue Reading]
Arizona Workers Brace for Battle
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
BY JON MELEGRITO | FEBRUARY 07, 2012 www.afscme.org Arizona’s middle class was the victim of yet another attack this past week as lawmakers rammed anti-worker legislation through committee in less than 48 hours. ALEC – the powerful corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council – loves Arizona. The group wants to turn this already right-to-work-for-less state into the most…[Continue Reading]
Phoenix Council Narrowly Approves Police Agreement
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Emily Gersema, emily.gersema@arizonarepublic.com www.azcentral.com The Phoenix City Council narrowly approved a new contract for police officers this week that will restore part of a previous pay cut and allow paid release time for some officers to conduct union business. Several council members objected to the union release time and also questioned whether the salary increase would…[Continue Reading]
SB 1070-Backer ALEC Under Fire for its Legislative Influence
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Luke Witman Tucson Immigration Examiner http://www.examiner.com For many, the American Legislative Exchange Council, a powerful and well funded coalition of corporations and lawmakers, first came to the public attention when a 2010 NPR investigation revealed the role that the organization played in crafting SB 1070, a law that many of its members financially…[Continue Reading]
Phoenix City Council To Vote On Labor Contracts
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Lynh Bui - Apr. 16, 2012 09:57 PM The Republic azcentral.com The Phoenix City Council will vote Wednesday on new contracts with four employee labor groups that would restore half of the pay that was cut two years ago. If approved, the contracts would increase employee pay and benefits by 1.6 percent for the coming 2012-13…[Continue Reading]
Clips From ALEC Presser Yesterday
April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Critics: ALEC Helps Shape Extremist Legislation: Fox Phoenix http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/critics-alec-helps-shape-extremist-legislation-04122012 Critics expose ‘bill factory for corporate wish lists’: KPHO http://www.kpho.com/story/17404873/critics-expose-bill-factory-for-corporate-wish-lists Arizona activist groups protest ALEC: AZ Republic http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/04/12/20120412arizona-activist-groups-protest-alec.html APS ending ALEC membership; SRP considers doing same: AZ Cap Times http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/12/aps-ending-alec-membership-srp-considers-doing-same/ Arizona UPRISING — ALEC loses more AZ member corporations UPDATED 7:30pm MST…[Continue Reading]
Brendan Fischer Complaint Against ALEC/Wisconsin Legislature
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Click Here to view the complaint filed by Brendan Fischer of the Center for Media and Democracy. The complaint was filed against members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the Wisconsin Legislature. Mr. Fischer asks the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board to investigate whether it is a violation of state ethics and lobbying laws for…[Continue Reading]
New Statewide Poll Shows Arizonans Strongly Oppose Extreme Legislative Agenda
March 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
New Statewide Poll Shows Arizonans Strongly Oppose Extreme Legislative Agenda, Want Lawmakers to Focus on Jobs, Education Poll Also Finds Extreme Legislators Receive 29% Approval Rating Link To Poll PHOENIX – A new statewide poll released today shows Arizonans, including self-identified Republicans, overwhelmingly oppose the extreme legislative agenda being pushed by lawmakers at the Statehouse,…[Continue Reading]
Sample Letter To Legislators Regarding SB1484, SB1485, SB1486 and SB1487
February 14, 2012 By
[DATE] [Name] [Address] [Address] Subject: DO NOT SUPPORT SB1484, SB1485, SB1486 and SB1487. I am an Arizona resident who votes in every election and a member of AFSCME Local 2960. Today I just learned that you are attacking my collective bargaining rights and limiting my voice in how we…[Continue Reading]