Lee Saunders Archive
Civil rights are labor rights, racial justice is economic justice
On October 21, AFSCME President Lee Saunders spoke to Morehouse College’s prestigious Crown Forum lecture series, the first international union president ever to do so.
Reproductive justice is economic justice
AFSCME signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court that threatens the constitutional right to access reproductive care, including abortion.
Recognition and Respect on Labor Day
Labor Day marks a turning point for working people as public support for unions is the highest it has been in recent memory.
We should build ‘an economy that puts workers’ interests front and center’
In Labor Day message, President Lee Saunders urges Congress to pass laws to help working people organize.
California child care providers ratify historic first contract
After two decades of organizing and doing legislative advocacy through their union, members of Child Care Providers United (CCPU) voted overwhelmingly to ratify a historic contract with the state of California.