AFSCME’s Saunders ahead of Workers Memorial Day: Expanding workers’ voice on the job is key to saving lives
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of Workers Memorial Day, Sunday, April 28: “Of all the...
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AFSCME NEWS
- Apr 22
AFSCME’s Saunders: Biden expansion of federal overtime rule will help millions more workers
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a new federal rule...
- Apr 19
AFSCME’s Saunders: Autoworkers winning in Tennessee shows that union momentum is everywhere
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after it was announced that Volkswagen workers in Tennessee...
- Apr 14
AFSCME’s Saunders: The 911 SAVES Act will give emergency dispatchers the permanent recognition they’ve earned
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week,...
- Apr 9
AFSCME’s Saunders on EPA rule limiting ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water: This gives our communities ‘greater peace of mind’
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new...
- Apr 8
AFSCME’s Saunders: National Library Workers Day comes on the heels of new organizing across the country
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Library Workers Day on April 9, 2024:...
- Apr 8
AFSCME’s Saunders: As we celebrate Care Workers Recognition Month, care workers are organizing and mobilizing
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of today's Rally for Care and in response to President...
- Mar 31
AFSCME’s Saunders celebrates the leadership and legacy of retiring UNITE HERE President D. Taylor
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement following the announcement by D. Taylor that he is stepping down as...
- Mar 20
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s latest round of student debt relief will be life-changing for 78,000 public service workers
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced additional student loan...
- Mar 18
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the Fourth Circuit
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Nicole Berner to serve on the U.S....
- Mar 10
AFSCME’s Saunders: With Biden, Social Security and Medicare will never be on the chopping block
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the former president’s comments about cutting Social...
- Mar 7
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Joe Biden is right – America is in the middle of a comeback story
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the State of the Union and this morning’s...
- Mar 6
AFSCME’s Saunders: After three years with President Biden, working people are building greater power than we’ve seen in decades
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union...
- Jan 25
AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award
LOS ANGELES — This week, AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast received a nomination for a NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast –...
- Jan 22
Union momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages in the public service
WASHINGTON –AFSCME released the following statement in response to the BLS’ annual report on union membership and earnings released...
- Dec 13, 2023
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds expansion of World Trade Center Health Program to include additional 9/11 first responders
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act,...
- Dec 7, 2023
Saunders on latest jobs report: The public service is ‘on the way toward a full recovery’
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the U.S. economy gaining 199,000 jobs in...
- Nov 28, 2023
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds return to merit staffing in Employment Service programs
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement responding to the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
- Nov 14, 2023
AFSCME’s Saunders: Nicole Berner will ‘bring much-needed experience’ to the Fourth Circuit
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the White House nominated Nicole Berner, general counsel for the...
- Nov 7, 2023
Saunders: AFSCME members mobilized their communities to elect a pro-worker majority in the Virginia legislature
RICHMOND, Va. — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after voters flipped the Virginia House to elect a...
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