Press Releases

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: A historic and relentless assault on working people and unions underscore the first 100 days of this administration

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement marking the first 100 days of the second Trump administration this week: “During the campaign, Trump promised to put working people first, lower rising costs…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: Workers Memorial Day highlights why we must organize for health and safety

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in recognition of Workers Memorial Day, Monday, April 28: “Today, we join countless Americans in mourning loved ones who have lost their lives on the…

  • Massive Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Omnibus Challenge to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government

    Reorganization and Massive Reductions in Force Across Federal Agencies Violate Core Constitutional Concepts of Separation of Powers Washington, D.C. — A coalition that includes nationwide labor organizations, vital non-profit groups, and local cities and counties in California,…

  • Communities and AFSCME Sue to Save Efforts to Stop Trump Cuts, RFK Jr. Anti-Science Meddling

    Municipalities in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, and Missouri Unite to Prevent Pandemic-Prevention Programs Washington, D.C. – A coalition of major municipalities, including Harris County, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee;  and…

  • Victory for Press Freedom and Workers: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Protect the U.S. Agency for Global Media

    WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction in Widakuswara v. Lake, affirming the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) was unlawfully shuttered by the administration, Acting Director…

  • DOGE’s Data Dive Denied: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction and Blocks Access to SSA System

    Baltimore, MD — A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) from further accessing sensitive personal data stored within the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) systems. The ruling comes in…

  • AFL-CIO, Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Cuts to Key Labor Relations Agency

    AFL-CIO, AFGE, AFSCME, AFT, IAM, SEIU, and UFCW Are Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit to Restore the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service NEW YORK – The AFL-CIO and unions representing workers across private and public sector industries sued the…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: 911 dispatchers deserve respect, not defunding

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which runs from April 13-19: “AFSCME members do lifesaving work every single day as 911 dispatchers and emergency phone…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: Forcing Social Security beneficiaries to use X is Elon Musk’s latest money-making scheme

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after it was reported that the Social Security Administration is moving all public communications to Elon Musk’s X: “Retirees, disabled individuals and the millions of…

  • Saunders: AFSCME members won’t let Congress defund public services for billionaire tax cuts

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House passed a budget reconciliation package that will force devastating cuts to essential public services nationwide: “Today, Congress again passed a budget framework…