Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds O’Malley appointment to Social Security Administration
FSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement on the nomination of Martin O’Malley to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
AFSCME launches ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour aimed at solving understaffing crisis in public service
In more than 20 cities, the tour will highlight public service job openings, encourage qualified individuals in underrepresented communities to apply
AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauds ‘historic’ contract agreement for California child care workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Child Care Providers United (CCPU) reached a tentative contract agreement with the State of California:
AFSCME’s Saunders: SCOTUS student loan ruling ‘is yet another example of this court’s contempt for working families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s landmark student debt relief plan
Saunders: Today's affirmative action decision 'is a shameful step backwards'
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions:
AFSCME endorsement: Joe Biden ‘respects and protects working people’ while others ‘stabbed them in the back when the cameras were off’
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a union of 1.4 million public service workers nationwide, has endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Julie Su proves once again that she is tremendously qualified to be the next Secretary of Labor
Julie Su is tremendously qualified to be the next Secretary of Labor, and this agreement proves it yet again.
AFSCME's Saunders: Biden protected working families against extremists
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan budget agreement, averting federal default.
Saunders: The budget agreement was necessary, but ‘working people don’t like being treated like bargaining chips, and we certainly won’t forget’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House approved the bipartisan budget agreement reached between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy:
AFSCME’s Saunders: Help EMS workers help our communities by ensuring safe staffing
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 21-27, 2023.