Local Government
Local government employees provide the services that keep our communities safe, healthy and open for business. Californians want to keep tax dollars close to home and under local control.
State and local pension funds are under attack. In many cases, politicians and bureaucrats are trying to hide their mismanagement by blaming problems on the employees themselves. AFSCME is working closely with state and city staff to ensure that pensions are preserved for the employees who worked for them.
We also must ensure that public employee jobs are protected from the threat of privatization/outsourcing. There is no doubt that public employees provide the highest quality of service/work compared to overall costs.