by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
The just-released report of the World Meteorological Association on the state of the global climate in 2024 found that last year was the hottest on record and that for the first time in history the 10 hottest years on record all occurred in the last decade. More than...
by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
A group of current and former employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency recently issued this warning: The Trump administration is making accusations of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with federal environmental justice programs under the Inflation...
by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
Nearly $700 billion in funding for infrastructure- and climate-related projects were passed under the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law. The environmental magazine Grist has developed an interactive map you can use to find lots of...
by Ming | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
Richard (Rich) Kowalczyk was voted to be the first president of AFSCME Local 3599 when it was started in 2018 and continues to serve in that capacity. Rich had also been active as an executive board member at the chapter level for many years prior to Local 3599 being...
by Jeremy Brecher | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
On February 14, more than 360 government employees and their supporters joined an on-line meeting organized by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Council 238, which represents workers in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Labor...
by Jeremy Brecher | Feb 28, 2025 | Articles
Government workers are on the move to fight the MAGA assault on public services and public workers. They need and deserve the support of the entire labor movement and of the public they serve. On February 19, federal workers and supporters rallied to “Save Our...
