Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: This National Nurses Week is a call to action to address severe staffing shortages
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Nurses Week, which is May 6-12, 2023
Saunders: Workers’ Memorial Day ‘is an important reminder of why we organize’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on Workers’ Memorial Day.
Saunders: The Senate must confirm Julie Su to continue progress for working people
SCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted to advance Julie Su’s confirmation as U.S. secretary of labor:
Saunders: President Joe Biden is the most pro-union president of our lifetimes
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will run for reelection in 2024.
AFSCME’s Saunders on National Library Week: Now more than ever, library workers must have a seat at the table
AFSCME President Lee Saunders demands a seat at the table for library workers.
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s executive order is a milestone in effort to transform care work
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's announcement of a new executive order to improve care across the country.
AFSCME’s Saunders: 911 dispatchers deserve more than recognition for their service; they deserve action
911 operators are the first of the first responders. But staffing shortages are making their jobs harder. During Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we celebrate the work of 911 operators — and commit to getting them the resources they need.
On the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, AFSCME launches I AM Story podcast
Over five episodes released this spring, the podcast will cover the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, the struggles that sanitation workers continue to face today and the lasting cultural impact of the strike.
AFSCME cultural workers win big in March: Union momentum surges within nation’s museums, cultural institutions
Workers at the Field Museum of Natural History, Wexner Center for the Arts and Please Touch Museum join the ranks of organized cultural workers
Saunders: Biden veto upholds the freedom to invest responsibly
“Decisions about working families’ hard-earned retirement savings belong in the hands of investment professionals, not politicians.