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Anti-worker legislation meant to make it nearly impossible for public service workers like us to organize strong unions, by stacking the deck against workers in union elections, is advancing in the State Senate. This Wednesday, Senate Bill 1296 will be debated in the Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability, and they need to hear from you.

Click here and in 30 seconds you can let a state senator know why they must vote no on Senate Bill 1296.

The Senators on this committee need to hear your voice today. SB 1296 is an extreme attack on the rights of public service workers and will force all of us to vote in every union election, or else be counted as a NO vote. It will silence the voice of workers who want to vote but are unable to because of sickness or other issues, and it would take away the right of workers who prefer to abstain.

Stand up for our rights by calling now.

Making a call today is the most powerful way you can act to protect our union, and our freedom to have a strong voice on the job.

Click to see a sample script and to be connected to a committee member’s office.

When public service workers lose our voice at work, we cannot advocate for the critical services we provide, the public we serve and the contracts we rely on.

It takes just 30 seconds to call the Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability now!

We are fighting to #SavePublicServices. Thousands of AFSCME members have taken action by calling or writing their senators to tell them not to make drastic cuts to public services to pay for billionaire tax cuts.

But as Congress continues to debate these cuts, we need to keep up the pressure! Because this is about so much more than protecting the services our communities depend on.

It’s about fighting for the 15 million people — working families, children, seniors and vulnerable Americans — who will lose their health care if Congress slashes the budget. It’s about protecting Medicare, food assistance, and the programs many of us depend on to survive.  

Join us by emailing your senators and making your voice heard. It's easy and takes just a few minutes using the tool here. After you enter your information, the form will identify your senators, provide a draft email (which you are free to use, edit or replace), and send it.

It only takes a few minutes. Together, our voices can't be ignored.

Having a voice on the job and a collective bargaining agreement means better pay, better health care, a more secure retirement, and so much more. But all of that is threatened by new laws that would take away our contract by taking away our union.

We can save our contract by signing up 60% or more of our coworkers in the union. This would save our ability to have a say in safety, staffing, and other important issues that help us do our jobs and keep our communities running.

Public service workers do hard things every day and we can save this if we work together. Please help save our contract by sharing who should join you in AFSCME membership.