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Political Action

What is PEOPLE?

PEOPLE, or Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality, is AFSCME's political action committee, also known as a 'PAC.'

PEOPLE is a fund into which AFSCME members can voluntarily contribute money or have money withheld from their paychecks so that the Union has the resources to elect candidates to federal office who support public employee issues.

Political action is the lifeblood of our Union: it is the way we elect our bosses, affect public policy and hold elected officials accountable. But those efforts require financial resources; resources provided through contributions from hundreds of thousands of AFSCME members across the country.

Our enemies --the people and politicians who oppose the right of public workers to organize and bargain-- have access to millions of corporate dollars which they use to elect anti-worker candidates. AFSCME members need resources to fight back. By giving to PEOPLE, we provide our Union with the tools and power we need to make sure that public workers have a loud voice in the electoral process.

If you are an AFSCME member and want to learn how you can become involved as a PEOPLE participant, call toll-free at (800) 554-2054 and tell us you want to join in the fight for political and legislative equality!

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Health Care for America Now!

The economy no longer works for working families, and our broken health care system is a major part of the problem. That's why we hope you'll sign-up to participate in an official Health Care for America Now event this April.

"Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year."
—President Barack Obama

Take Action! 

Shape health care reform to meet the needs of working families.Find an official Health Care for America Now event near you!

Congress is at home on their April recess this month and we're working with Health Care for America Now to organize events across the country. Together, we will show members of Congress we need real health care reform and we need it now.

Stand for working families everywhere and find an event for quality, affordable health care near you.

The fact is, working families pay a steep price for a health care system that is broken—and it's dragging our entire economy down:

  • Roughly half of the families that file for bankruptcy do so at least in part because of health care debt.
  • More than 46 million Americans had no health insurance in 2007, a number that has shot up with the onset of the economic recession.
  • Over 40% of working-age Americans had problems paying medical bills in 2007.

When Congress returns in May, you can bet they'll be hearing from the drug and insurance companies in Washington—that's why it's so important that they hear from YOU this April.

If you're up for it (and we hope you are) please join the more than 15,000 people who are taking a stand for working families and attend a Health Care for America Now event this month.