Press Releases Archive
Journalists, Federal Workers, and Unions File Lawsuit to Challenge Closure of U.S. Agency for Global Media
The U.S. Agency for Global Media violated the First Amendment, separation of powers, appointments clause, and several laws when it suspended nearly all operations, says a new complaint filed by unions and workers
AFSCME’s Saunders: Leland Dudek is willing to see millions of senior citizens suffer all because he didn’t get his way in court.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after acting Commissioner Leland Dudek threatened to shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge temporarily denying Elon Musk’s DOGE access.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Shutting down the Department of Education amounts to one giant hit job on America's working families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders responds to the Trump administration’s executive order gutting the Department of Education:
AFSCME’s Saunders: The court agrees – hands off Social Security
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court of Maryland granting a temporary restraining order against DOGE’s access to the Social Security Administration
AFSCME’s Saunders: Cutting wages for workers and undermining unions is a promise broken
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the White House moved to end the $15 minimum wage for federal contractors and re-direct federal infrastructure investments to anti-union companies.
AFSCME’s Saunders: We will continue to stand with workers and fight these efforts to destroy public service
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order Friday to dismantle seven federal agencies. The order could directly impact AFSCME members who work for Voice of America.
AFSCME’s Saunders in response to Elon Musk implying public service workers are genocidal murderers: Musk has no clue what working people are going through
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk reposted a heinous and incendiary tweet in the early morning hours.
Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Fired Probationary Federal Employees
Judge rules workers were illegally fired by the Trump administration
AFSCME’s Saunders on mass layoffs at the Department of Education: This is Project 2025 in action
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will be eliminating nearly half of the agency’s staff:
“These mass layoffs are Project 2025 in action, and they have one goal ...
AFSCME’s Saunders: The mask is off – Elon Musk wants to cut Social Security
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk called Social Security ‘the big one to eliminate’ when it comes to his plans to cut public services.