Press Releases
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AFSCME’s Saunders celebrates the leadership and legacy of retiring UNITE HERE President D. Taylor
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement following the announcement by D. Taylor that he is stepping down as president of UNITE HERE: “D. Taylor is one of the proudest, toughest, most…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: President Biden’s latest round of student debt relief will be life-changing for 78,000 public service workers
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced additional student loan forgiveness: “Once again, Joe Biden is showing his respect for AFSCME members and the essential work we…
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AFSCME’s Saunders applauds Senate confirmation of Nicole Berner to the Fourth Circuit
WASHINGTON — 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: “Today, we are thrilled to congratulate Nicole Berner on…
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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: “Today’s comments from Donald Trump about cutting Social Security and Medicare show once again…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: After three years with President Biden, working people are building greater power than we’ve seen in decades
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address: “After three years with President Biden at the helm, our economy is strong, and working…
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AFSCME’s ‘I AM Story’ podcast nominated for NAACP Image Award
LOS ANGELES — This week, AFSCME’s “I AM Story” podcast received a nomination for a NAACP Image Award in the “Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form” category. Hosted by AFSCME President Lee Saunders, the “I AM…
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Union momentum remains strong despite staffing shortages in the public service
WASHINGTON –AFSCME released the following statement in response to the BLS’ annual report on union membership and earnings released today: “It is not a surprise to see that severe staffing shortages and job vacancies in public…
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AFSCME’s Saunders applauds expansion of World Trade Center Health Program to include additional 9/11 first responders
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an expansion of the World Trade Center Health Program: “Finally, Congress has taken a step forward to…
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Saunders on latest jobs report: The public service is ‘on the way toward a full recovery’
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the U.S. economy gaining 199,000 jobs in November: “Today’s jobs report shows how far we’ve come in three years. In April 2020, during the…