Dear AFSCME Family,
As Americans mark our nation’s 244th birthday this coming weekend, far too many families are anxious about the future.
Nearly 50 million people have lost their jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the economy. As states, cities and towns face steep revenue shortfalls, they have laid off more than 1.6 million public service workers.
But instead of taking action, the Senate is taking a two-week vacation beginning July 3.
Call your senator today to demand at least $1 trillion to states, cities and towns in the next coronavirus relief package.
The Fourth of July is a celebration of our freedom. But we can’t take our freedoms for granted – the freedom to drive on safe roads, to drink clean water, to send our children to good schools, and more. They are made possible by public service workers in communities across our country.
Think of where we’d be without these everyday heroes – from nurses and first responders to unemployment claims processors and child care providers – who have been on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.
They have saved our nation. But they will be thanked for their sacrifice with pink slips unless the Senate acts now.
Tell your senators: no vacation until you finish your job. We need a $1 trillion aid package now.
We can’t risk another Great Depression by failing to act. We can’t put more lives in danger by slashing essential public services. To beat the virus and put our economy back together, the federal government must act now.
In solidarity,
Lee Saunders
AFSCME President
