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AFSCME retirees protest cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.
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Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

This week we are celebrating two important anniversaries. On July 30, Medicare and Medicaid will be 60 years old.  But this year, AFSCME is celebrating this special anniversary with mixed emotions. That’s because the joint legacy of Medicare and Medicaid is under threat.

Medicare and Medicaid have saved lives for 60 years. We’re fighting to keep it that way.

Fix Tier 2 rally in Springfield
Carrying the fight to fix Tier 2 forward
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Carrying the fight to fix Tier 2 forward

Despite a vigorous grassroots lobbying campaign and more than a year of good-faith engagement with lawmakers by the We Are One Illinois coalition of unions, the General Assembly failed to take action on Tier 2 in this legislative session as fears of sweeping cuts to Illinois’ federal funding drew concern from lawmakers.

Carrying the fight to fix Tier 2 forward

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Make your voice heard during the Fix Tier 2 Week of Action: April 29-May 1
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Make your voice heard during the Fix Tier 2 Week of Action: April 29-May 1

From April 29 - May 1, AFSCME and We Are One are holding a week of action, including sending calls and emails into legislators’ offices to let them know they must fix Tier 2 before the session is over.

Make your voice heard during the Fix Tier 2 Week of Action: April 29-May 1

State Rep. Gregg Johnson
Rep. Gregg Johnson on building political power through people power
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Rep. Gregg Johnson on building political power through people power

State Rep. Gregg Johnson is an AFSCME retiree and the former president of AFSCME Local 46 at East Moline Correctional Center. On Nov. 5, he won re-election to his seat as state representative from Illinois’ 87th District in the Quad Cities area.

Rep. Gregg Johnson on building political power through people power