Lee Saunders
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Press Releases
Federal Judge Issues Immediate Halt of Trump Administration’s Illegal Firing of Federal Workers During Shutdown
AFSCME, AFGE filed lawsuit challenging administration’s reduction-in-force plans
AFSCME’s Saunders: These mass firings are illegal, and will have devastating effects on the services millions of Americans rely on every day
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Trump administration announced it was using the federal government shutdown to illegally carry out mass firings of federal employees.
AFSCME President Saunders Statement on the Passing of Kent Wong
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kent Wong, a beloved leader, teacher, and ally whose lifelong passion for justice strengthened the entire labor movement.
Democracy Defenders Fund & Federal Employee Unions Call on OMB to Uphold Federal Law and Guarantee Back Pay for Furloughed Employees
The letter makes clear that under the statute, the government’s obligation to pay furloughed employees is not optional.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Someone needs to tell the billionaires running this administration that paying federal workers isn’t optional
“This administration is again threatening to use federal workers as political pawns by robbing them of the wages they are owed by law."
Unions File Temporary Restraining Order to Block Trump Administration’s Threatened Mass Firings of Federal Workers
AFSCME, AFGE ask court to block potential Trump firings
AFSCME’s Saunders: Shutting down the government won’t hide the health care crisis that anti-worker extremists started
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after anti-worker extremists in Congress refused to address massive cuts to health care and rising costs, resulting in a government shutdown:
“As families ...