AFSCME is endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection.
The endorsement will be unveiled at a Saturday event in Philadelphia hosted by the AFL-CIO, when a number of unions affiliated and unaffiliated with the labor federation will rally behind Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Joe Biden is the most pro-worker president of our lifetime. He respects and protects working people – especially front-line public service workers – and the essential work they do,” AFSCME President Lee Saunders said in a statement.
“Joe doesn’t just thank us for keeping our communities running; he prioritizes our issues and defends our freedoms – the freedom to organize, to earn a living wage, to build thriving communities and to have a seat at the table,” Saunders said. “And he will help us solve the staffing crisis that is pushing millions of public service workers to their breaking point.”
Since taking office, Biden has:
- Created more than 13 million new jobs, with historic lows in unemployment and robust wage growth for working people.
- Saved millions of public service jobs thanks to big investments in states, cities, towns and schools included in the American Rescue Plan, a measure AFSCME members helped pass through Congress.
- Fixed crumbling roads and bridges and created good union jobs by signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
- Cut prescription drug costs for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act.
- Wiped out student debt for millions of public service workers by reforming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
- Fought for the freedom of workers to organize by naming qualified and impartial appointees to the National Labor Relations Board.