Press Releases

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: Truly celebrating public service workers means staffing the front lines

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in honor of Public Service Recognition Week, May 7-13, 2023: “Public service isn’t just a job, it’s a calling. Public service workers, from sanitation workers and child…

  • AFSCME President Saunders: Honor America’s corrections officers by keeping them safe

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement for National Correctional Officers Week, May 7-13, 2023: “Every day, corrections officers across the country are hard at work protecting our communities. Even in the most challenging…

  • 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: “Our health care system would be nothing without the nurses who care for us every single day. During…

  • Saunders: Workers’ Memorial Day ‘is an important reminder of why we organize’

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on Workers’ Memorial Day: “Today, we pause to honor those who were killed on the job and commit to fighting for safer workplaces in their names. “No…

  • Saunders: The Senate must confirm Julie Su to continue progress for working people

    AFSCME 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: “Julie Su is the best…

  • 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: “President Joe Biden is the most pro-union, pro-worker president of our lifetimes…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders on National Library Week: Now more than ever, library workers must have a seat at the table

    WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Library Week, which runs from April 23-29, 2023: “Whether they’re introducing us to our next favorite book or teaching new skills like how…

  • 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: “Today, we celebrate a major milestone in our effort…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: 911 dispatchers deserve more than recognition for their service; they deserve action

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which is happening April 9-15, 2023: “This week, we celebrate the essential workers who are the first to answer our call…

  • On the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, AFSCME launches I AM Story podcast

    WASHINGTON – Today, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) released the first episode of I AM Story, a new podcast detailing the history and legacy of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike.…