AFSCME NJ — It's Time to Go Get Organized!

Our union is under attack. Nationwide, billionaire-backed extremists are pushing massive cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and other vital public services, programs that New Jersey families, seniors, and public servants rely on every single day. Their goal? To fund huge tax giveaways to the ultra-rich and undermine the strength of organized labor with initiatives like Project 2025 

Why this matters for AFSCME NJ

• Medicaid and Medicare cuts would devastate our local communities, reducing health access for seniors, children, and disabled New Jerseyans and will impact our members jobs and employment.
• State and local budget reductions weaken contract leverage, putting our job security, staffing, and benefits at grave risk.

• These budget slashes are also attacks on our ability to organize, to bargain, and even to exist as a union .

  What You Can Do in New Jersey

• Engage your co-workers
  • Host or join workplace union meetings to share how these federal and state cuts threaten your jobs and communities.
• Call Congress and Trenton
  • Use AFSCME’s dedicated lines: call +1 (202) 559‑1165 to oppose federal public service cuts; alert our U.S. Senate and House delegation to defend NJ’s Medicaid and public funding.
• Mobilize for PEOPLE

  • Encourage members to contribute to AFSCME’s political action committee, AFSCME PEOPLE, so we can stand strong against billionaire meddling.