Press Releases
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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…
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AFSCME’s Saunders applauds return to merit staffing in Employment Service programs
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement responding to the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on Wagner-Peyser Employment Service staffing: “Qualified, nonpartisan public service workers are the lifeblood of strong communities, and recent…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: Nicole Berner will ‘bring much-needed experience’ to the Fourth Circuit
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the White House nominated Nicole Berner, general counsel for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth…
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Saunders: AFSCME members mobilized their communities to elect a pro-worker majority in the Virginia legislature
RICHMOND, Va. — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after voters flipped the Virginia House to elect a pro-worker majority within both chambers of the state legislature: “Virginians made a strong, clear statement…