Lee Saunders Archive
Going ‘Nuclear’ Over Gorsuch Was a Bad Idea
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders blasts U.S. Senate’s decision to exercise ‘”nuclear option” to make it easier for Judge Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed to the Supreme Court.
An Era of Scorn for Our Government Workforce
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders blasts right-wing politicians who scapegoat and undermine public workers.
No on Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court
AFSCME asks senators to reject Judge Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump’s Budget Plan a Disaster for Working People, Poor
President Trump’s budget plan “cuts nearly everything that matters to working families,” said President Lee Saunders. Here’s what it does and doesn’t do.
Saunders to Iowa: We’ll Stand Together and Build Together
Hundreds of Iowa Council 61 members – clad in AFSCME green – flooded the Iowa State Capital this week to stand up against attacks on working people.