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NBC Nightly News: Remembering Dr. King and the Memphis Sanitation Strike
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on April 4, 1968, after traveling to Memphis to support 1,300 AFSCME sanitation workers who were on strike due to dangerous working conditions,...
1968-2013: The Struggle Continues
In 1968 sanitation workers made history in Memphis, Tennessee. Over a thousand workers went on strike to protest unfair wages, discrimination, and unsafe working conditions that took the lives of...
Workers Dr. King Fought For Say Challenges Still Lie Ahead
Coverage from CBS affiliate WREG in Memphis about the commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s work and the 1968 sanitation workers' strike.
Lee Saunders seeks to re-energize public servants
Pres. Saunders speaks with Les Smith from WHBQ Fox 13 about the events in Memphis commemorating the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s work and the 1968 sanitation...
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- Mar 18 AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Nomination of Thomas E. Perez for Secretary of Labor Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on nomination of Thomas E. Perez for Secretary of Labor (Press Release)
- Mar 12 Ryan Budget Is Nothing More than a Time Machine Ride Back to Financial Instability Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Rep. Paul Ryan’s GOP Budget (Press Release)
- Feb 20 Major Investors Call on JPMorgan Chase to Name Independent Board Chair Coalition with $820 million in JPM shares seeks stronger, more independent governance and oversight (Press Release)
- Feb 19 AFSCME’s Saunders on Bowles Simpson Plan Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on the new Bowles Simpson plan (Press Release)
- Feb 14 Too Big to Fail and Imperial CEOs Targeted as AFSCME Employees Pension Plan Announces 2013 Shareholder Proposals
- Feb 12 AFSCME’s Saunders: “We Must Pull Together to Rebuild the Middle Class” Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on President Obama’s State of the Union address (Press Release)
- Feb 01 Institutional Investors Continue to Press Companies for Disclosure of Lobbying Shareholder resolutions filed with more than 50 companies by more than 65 institutional and individual investors for 2013. (Press Release)
- Jan 29 AFSCME’s Saunders and Reyes: “Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is Now a Real Possibility” Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders and Sec.-Treas. Laura Reyes on President Obama’s immigration reform speech (Press Release)
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- Jan 18 Drawing Inspiration from Lincoln, King on the Eve of President Obama's Second Inauguration It is time for all of us to pull together and fight for the enduring... (Huffington Post)
- Jan 15 Massive Cuts are Coming Unless We Work Together It’s time to pull together to prepare America for the future. Together, we must be... (Huffington Post)
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