AFSCME
AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, is the largest public employee and health care workers union in the United States.
AFSCMELatest Fact-Checks Of AFSCME
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Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."
Says John James "wants to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.”
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Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit.
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"Because as a Senator Toomey stood up for Wall Street. He wanted to privatize Social Security and invest it in the stock market. Wall Street…
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"In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
In labor negotiations with city employees, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "demanded concessions that went beyond those mandated" by Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law
Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.
"While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions."