Press Releases Archive
Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act Gives Workers More Freedom to Join Unions
Landmark proposal would establish path to middle class for millions of public service workers, including women and people of color
Universal Child Care Bill Will Help Hardworking Families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement in support of the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, which was introduced today by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico):
“It’s alr...
Nevada Governor Signs ‘Historic’ Union Law to Help 20,000 State Workers
Nevada’s collective bargaining bill is the latest evidence of growing grassroots and political momentum building behind public service workers and unions heading into 2020
Union Momentum Grows: 20,000 Nevada State Employees to Gain Collective Bargaining Rights
New law is the largest expansion of state workers’ freedom to negotiate in 16 years as AFSCME focuses on growth
Consumers, Health Leaders and Allies Must Join Forces to Ensure Consumer Interests are Reflected in National Health Care Debate, Says New National Alliance
Groups issue ‘Call to Action’ to fundamentally change the economic incentives of the health care system to provide affordable, high-quality health care for America’s families
AFSCME Blasts Trump Administration’s ‘Vicious Attack’ on Home Care Workers’ Freedoms
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a rule change that prohibits home care workers from making any automatic deductions – including union dues and health care premiums – from their Medicaid-funded paychecks. In ...
AFSCME Launches Interactive Seven-Figure Campaign to Engage Young People of Color Ahead of 2020 Election
‘I AM – Be the Change’ will build on the legacy of Dr. King and the 1,300 Memphis sanitation workers
AFSCME Endorses Key Legislation that Would Provide Student Debt Relief to Millions of Public Service Workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement in support of the “What You Can Do For Your Country Act of 2019,” which was introduced today by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and Tim Kaine of Virginia. This leg...
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Anniversary of Dr. King’s Death is a Call to Action on Civil Rights’
One year after leading thousands of labor and civil rights advocates to Memphis, Tennessee, as part of the union’s I AM 2018 initiative, AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement on the 51st anniversary of the assassinatio...
‘Workers chose to stick with their union’: AFSCME Posts Strong Membership Numbers in New Filing with Department of Labor
Gain of 9,000 new working members and 19,000 retirees, despite Janus v. AFSCME decision and right-wing efforts to “defund and defang” public service unions and urging members to quit