Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: Autoworkers winning in Tennessee shows that union momentum is everywhere
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after it was announced that Volkswagen workers in Tennessee won their union with the United Autoworkers:
AFSCME’s Saunders: The 911 SAVES Act will give emergency dispatchers the permanent recognition they’ve earned
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which is happening April 14-20, 2024:
AFSCME’s Saunders on EPA rule limiting ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water: This gives our communities ‘greater peace of mind’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule limiting PFAS chemicals in drinking water:
AFSCME’s Saunders: National Library Workers Day comes on the heels of new organizing across the country
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Library Workers Day on April 9, 2024:
AFSCME’s Saunders: As we celebrate Care Workers Recognition Month, care workers are organizing and mobilizing
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of today's Rally for Care and in response to President Joe Biden proclaiming April 2024 as Care Workers Recognition Month:
AFSCME’s Saunders celebrates the leadership and legacy of retiring UNITE HERE President D. Taylor
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement following the announcement by D. Taylor that he is stepping down as president of UNITE HERE
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s latest round of student debt relief will be life-changing for 78,000 public service workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced additional student loan forgiveness
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the Fourth Circuit
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Nicole Berner to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit:
AFSCME’s Saunders: With Biden, Social Security and Medicare will never be on the chopping block
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the former president’s comments about cutting Social Security and Medicare:
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Joe Biden is right – America is in the middle of a comeback story
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the State of the Union and this morning’s March jobs report: