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Mar 20, 2024
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...
Mar 18, 2024
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....
Mar 10, 2024
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...
Mar 7, 2024
AFSCME’s Saunders: President Joe Biden is right – America is in the middle of a comeback story
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the State of the Union and this morning’s...
Mar 6, 2024
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...
Jan 25, 2024
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 –...
Jan 22, 2024
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...
Dec 13, 2023
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,...
Dec 7, 2023
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...
Nov 28, 2023
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds return to merit staffing in Employment Service programs
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement responding to the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Nov 14, 2023
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...
Nov 7, 2023
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...
Oct 3, 2023
AFSCME Saunders: With Laphonza Butler, ‘working people have a new world-class fighter in the Senate’
AFSCME’s Saunders: With Laphonza Butler, ‘working people have a new world-class fighter in the United States Senate’ WASHINGTON — AFSCME ...
Sep 30, 2023
Saunders: 'There is work to do to ensure that we don’t face another race against the clock'
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown: “We...
Sep 28, 2023
Saunders: Sen. Feinstein was a pioneer and gifted legislator
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein: “AFSCME mourns...
Sep 21, 2023
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘UAW workers are striking for all working people
WASHINGTON — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the United Auto Workers (UAW) announced plans to expand...
Sep 19, 2023
Saunders: Congressional extremists must ‘stop using our lives as bargaining chips’
AFSCME’s Saunders: Congressional extremists must ‘stop using our lives as bargaining chips’ and keep the government open AFSCME President...
Sep 19, 2023
ICYMI: Following a summer of activism, AFSCME boosts public service hiring through bus tour
ICYMI: Following a summer of activism, AFSCME boosts public service hiring through 'Staff the Front Lines' bus tour The Staff the Front...
Aug 31, 2023
AFSCME’s Saunders commends bold step to protect nursing home staff and residents
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement responding to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed...
Aug 30, 2023
Saunders: ‘Gallup poll confirms what we’ve known for a long time: Americans believe in the power...
Saunders: ‘Gallup poll confirms what we’ve known for a long time: Americans believe in the power of unions to strengthen our economy’...
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