Saunders at DNC: Kamala Harris will fight for ‘more freedom for working people’

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AFSCME President Lee Saunders delivered the following remarks to a national audience from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday night:

“I’m Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME, a union of 1.4 million public service workers in health care, corrections, sanitation and more. 

“Four years ago, we faced a pandemic and a recession, with a president who didn’t care one bit what working people were going through.

“Enter Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!

“Within weeks, they passed the American Rescue Plan, pulling the economy back from the brink and putting us back to work.

“They’re guided by a basic principle — more freedom for working people, including the freedom to join a union.

“This November, we’re moving forward with Kamala Harris as our president!”

Prior coverage:

AFSCME’s International Executive Board unanimously endorsed Vice President Harris in July.

Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, addressed more than 4,000 members at AFSCME’s 46th International Convention in Los Angeles in August.

Harris sent a video message to the Los Angeles convention in which she said she’s all about the future, not the past.