Press Releases

  • AFSCME cultural workers win big in March: Union momentum surges within nation’s museums, cultural institutions

      Across the country, workers at major museums and cultural institutions are voting overwhelmingly to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). In March alone, workers won formal recognition of…

  • Saunders: Biden veto upholds the freedom to invest responsibly

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in support of President Joe Biden’s veto of a congressional resolution that would overturn the Labor Department’s rule titled “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and…

  • AFSCME releases new teaser trailer for upcoming podcast covering the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike

    Today, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) released a new trailer teasing the union’s upcoming podcast series, “I AM STORY.” Through interviews with the original strikers who marched with Dr. Martin…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘President Biden’s priorities are working families’ priorities’

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his 2024 budget proposal: “President Biden’s priorities are working families’ priorities. The budget proposed today would shore up Medicare, ensuring that people…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: Julie Su’s record and passion for workers’ rights demonstrate that she is an outstanding choice for Secretary of Labor

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden tapped Julie Su to become the next U.S. Secretary of Labor:   “Julie Su will make an excellent Secretary of Labor, and on…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders on the reintroduction of the PRO Act: ‘This isn’t just about economic justice; this is about democracy’

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a bipartisan group of House and Senate members introduced the Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act to the 118th Congress: “Working people do not…

  • Interested Parties Memo: Staffing the Front Lines

    Everywhere you look, states, counties and cities are facing massive shortages of public service workers. State and local governments have posted hundreds of thousands of job openings, but they have not been able to rebuild their workforces to pre-pandemic levels, let…

  • AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Marty Walsh has made working people proud’

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on Secretary Marty Walsh departing the Department of Labor:  “Marty Walsh has made working people proud. As the first card-carrying union member to lead the Department of…

  • The Story of I AM: AFSCME to launch podcast series covering the legacy of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike

    The series will feature exclusive interviews with Memphis sanitation strikers, Martin Luther King III, the Rev. James Lawson, AFSCME President Lee Saunders, and more.   WASHINGTON — This April, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal…

  • Saunders on State of the Union: President Biden is living up to his pledge to be ‘the most pro-union president in history’

    AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address: “When President Biden first took office, he pledged to be ‘the most pro-union president in history.’ He…