Press Releases Archive
Congress Should Reject Trump’s Cruel Budget Cuts
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement about President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021:
“Yet again, the Trump administration is proposing to pay for the president’s tax giveaway to millionaire...
AFSCME Celebrates House Passage of the PRO Act
In a major win for working families, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) Act, which enacts needed reforms strengthening private sector workers’ right to join and form strong unions. The ...
AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Child Care Providers United Filing for Union Election
Child Care Providers United (CCPU) – a coalition of members of UDW/AFSCME Local 3930, SEIU Local 99 and SEIU Local 521 – filed for union election today. With over 40,000 child care providers statewide, this will be the largest union electio...
AFSCME President Lee Saunders on University of California Patient Care and Service Workers Reaching Historic Agreements
Nearly 19,000 AFSCME 3299 represented UC Patient Care workers joined UC Service workers in reaching a tentative contract agreement with the University of California to curtail outsourcing, lift wages and expand career ladders. In response, AFSCME Presi...
AFSCME se moviliza, demanda acción inmediata para aliviar el sufrimiento en Puerto Rico
Toda la familia AFSCME tiene al pueblo de Puerto Rico en sus pensamientos y oraciones conforme sigue enfrentando condiciones impensables y adversidades personales.
AFSCME Mobilizes, Urges Immediate Action to Ease Suffering in Puerto Rico
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement concerning the devastating series of earthquakes and aftershocks hitting Puerto Rico and called on the administration to allocate resources to ease Puerto Rico’s suffering:
“The e...
AFSCME Will Not Stop Fighting Back Against Attacks on Health Care
Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Texas v. Azar. In response, AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement:
“President Trump and his political allies will continue their efforts to take away health care...
AFSCME Urges the Senate to Fund the Government
Today, the House passed a massive fiscal year 2020 appropriations package that includes significant benefits for working families. In response, AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement:
“This budget package includes many ...
AFSCME Calls on Senate to Pass the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act
In response to the House passing the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act, AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement calling on the Senate to take up this historic bill to lower the price of ...
AFSCME Strongly Supports Landmark Bill to Restore Voting Rights
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement in strong support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) (H.R.4), a key piece of legislation that will restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA):
“There is perhaps no more important pill...