Lee Saunders
Big Challenges and Big Opportunities Ahead
In 2025, AFSCME faces big challenges but also promising opportunities.
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Press Releases
AFSCME’s Saunders: The PRO Act will loosen billionaires’ grip on our economic future
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a bipartisan group of House and Senate members introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to Congress.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Children and workers will suffer the cost of Linda McMahon’s plans to cut education
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in opposition to Linda McMahon’s confirmation to lead the U.S. Department of Education
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘The biggest scheme of all time is Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk called Social Security ‘the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time’
Federal Court Finds Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Illegal
Judge Alsup calls probationary federal employees “the lifeblood of our government”
Maryland State Supervisors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFSCME Maryland
After three weeks of voting, nearly 5,000 supervisors employed by the State of Maryland have joined AFSCME Maryland, Council 3.
AFSCME’s Saunders: This budget proves anti-union extremists are more concerned about tax breaks for billionaires than helping working people
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House passed a budget plan to gut Medicaid, SNAP and essential public services nationwide
Coalition of Unions, Small Businesses, Veterans, and Conservation Organizations Seek Injunction to Prevent Unlawful Firings
“Overnight, tens of thousands of federal employees received the same termination letter citing ‘performance issues’ without any explanation or reasoning,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders.