Lee Saunders
Labor Day 2024: Union momentum continues to surge
In a Labor Day column, AFSCME’s president highlights a new poll that shows 70% union approval rating.
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AFSCME’s Saunders pays tribute to labor legend Bill Lucy
President Lee Saunders released this statement following the death of AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Bill Lucy
Saunders: It’s time we restore public service workers’ Social Security benefits
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House gained the signatures necessary to move forward a discharge petition on the Social Security Fairness Act:
Saunders on Gallup Poll: ‘It’s undeniable – Americans want the freedom to organize’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to Gallup’s annual Labor Day poll showing public support for unions increased, nearing all-time highs
Thousands of AFSCME members rally in downtown LA, call on University of California to provide front-line employees with a fair contract
AFSCME President Lee Saunders, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler and AFSCME Local 3299 leaders spotlight the dire situation UC employees are facing
Tim Walz from AFSCME Convention: ‘We know that when unions are strong, America is strong’
To a crowd of thousands of public service workers, Tim Walz made it clear – he and Kamala Harris will champion the freedoms of working people
AFSCME President Saunders delivers keynote address: We are growing. We are fearless. And we will win.
At the union’s international convention in Los Angeles, AFSCME President Lee Saunders introduces new “Fearless Agenda,” outlines strategies to strengthen public services and elect Kamala Harris as president
President, secretary-treasurer of AFSCME reelected by acclamation
The top two leaders of AFSCME, the nation’s leading public service union, were reelected Tuesday, Aug. 13, to four-year terms.