For Immediate Release

Contact: Natalia Pérez Santo
Email: mailto:nperezsantos@afscme.org

AFSCME’s Saunders: Workers deserve better than attacks on day one

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to executive orders Donald Trump signed on day one to weaken workers’ union rights:

 

“Yesterday, Donald Trump began his presidency by signing executive orders that undermine public service workers’ voice on the job and the very principles of civil service which have been established for more than a century to keep politics out of public service. Putting the job security of nonpartisan, dedicated public service workers in the hands of billionaires and anti-union extremists is unacceptable; it’s also what Project 2025 promised to do. The workers who keep our communities running deserve better than attacks on their freedoms on day one. While we had hoped for better, we’re not going to sit by and take these attacks. AFSCME will be mobilizing, organizing and working with our partners to protect workers’ seat at the table and essential public services.”

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AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, childcare providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families. 

AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families.

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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
1625 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
Telephone: (202) 429-1145
Fax: (202) 429-1120

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