Lee Saunders Archive
Child care workers show unions can help solve ‘she-cession’
If we don’t find a fix for our broken child care system, we are imperiling not only this critical workforce, but also all the working families who depend on affordable, quality child care to make their own jobs possible.
You did it. You made it possible for states, cities, towns and schools to receive relief money
In the latest “On the Record,” AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains the crucial role AFSCME members played in helping pass the American Rescue Plan.
American Rescue Plan a historic victory for public service workers
Public service workers led the way in the successful fight to secure nearly $700 billion in investment in public services.
Fund our front-line heroes
Funding the front lines is the best way to advance racial justice, honor our past and build a stronger future.
States and cities aren’t doing well in the pandemic
This is a moment to go big. A bold package of aid to states, cities, towns and schools is the key to defeating this virus, vaccinating our people and jump-starting an economic recovery.