Press Releases
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AFSCME launches ‘Staff the Front Lines’ bus tour aimed at solving understaffing crisis in public service
WASHINGTON – States, cities, towns and schools are facing an unprecedented staffing crisis, as hiring for public sector jobs has not kept pace with the private sector. In April, there were 833,000 job openings in…
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AFSCME President Lee Saunders applauds ‘historic’ contract agreement for California child care workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Child Care Providers United (CCPU) reached a tentative contract agreement with the State of California: “This historic agreement will dramatically improve the lives of thousands of…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: SCOTUS student loan ruling ‘is yet another example of this court’s contempt for working families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s landmark student debt relief plan: “Today’s decision is yet another example of this court’s contempt for working…
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Saunders: Today’s affirmative action decision ‘is a shameful step backwards’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions: “Once again, the anti-worker majority on the Supreme Court has chosen…
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AFSCME endorsement: Joe Biden ‘respects and protects working people’ while others ‘stabbed them in the back when the cameras were off’
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), a union of 1.4 million public service workers nationwide, has endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection. The endorsement was announced prior to a scheduled national…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: Julie Su proves once again that she is tremendously qualified to be the next Secretary of Labor
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su successfully facilitated a tentative agreement between leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association: “Julie…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: Biden protected working families against extremists
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan budget agreement, averting federal default: “President Biden has delivered for working people time and time again. He has created more…
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Saunders: The budget agreement was necessary, but ‘working people don’t like being treated like bargaining chips, and we certainly won’t forget’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House approved the bipartisan budget agreement reached between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy: “Once again, extremists in Congress pushed our economy to the…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: Help EMS workers help our communities by ensuring safe staffing
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in honor of National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 21-27, 2023: “When disaster strikes, EMS professionals are the first on the scene. Through fires, storms, car accidents,…
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AFSCME’s Saunders: During National Law Enforcement week, we honor the men and women who risk so much for their communities.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in recognition of National Law Enforcement Week, which is happening May 14-20, 2023: “During National Law Enforcement Week, we honor the men and women who risk so…