Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: As we celebrate Care Workers Recognition Month, care workers are organizing and mobilizing
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of today's Rally for Care and in response to President Joe Biden proclaiming April 2024 as Care Workers Recognition Month:
AFSCME’s Saunders celebrates the leadership and legacy of retiring UNITE HERE President D. Taylor
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement following the announcement by D. Taylor that he is stepping down as president of UNITE HERE
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s latest round of student debt relief will be life-changing for 78,000 public service workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced additional student loan forgiveness
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the Fourth Circuit
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Nicole Berner to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit:
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 Security and Medicare:
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Joe Biden is right – America is in the middle of a comeback story
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the State of the Union and this morning’s March jobs report:
AFSCME’s Saunders: After three years with President Biden, working people are building greater power than we’ve seen in decades
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address:
AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award
This week, AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast received a nomination for a NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form” category.
Union momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages in the public service
AFSCME released the following statement in response to the BLS’ annual report on union membership and earnings released today
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds expansion of World Trade Center Health Program to include additional 9/11 first responders
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an expansion of the World Trade Center Health Program: