Saunders: AFSCME Members Are Everyday Heroes

by Korey Hartwich  |  April 30, 2012

Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders

AFSCME Sec.-Treas. Lee Saunders appeared on progressive radio show Rebuild America this past week to discuss with host Jeff Santos the attacks on public service workers and union members’ right to organize. 

Today he will be a guest on The Working Family Network’s Union Edge radio show (broadcast 4-6 p.m. ET). Listen online at WFRNLive.com or on one of the broadcast stations listed on the site.

“It really is disgusting when you have these ultraconservatives and the extreme right wing criticizing the work that public service workers perform every single day,” said Saunders. “They are the ones who save lives. They keep our country going. Our members are the everyday heroes who provide services.”

Listen to the podcast at RevolutionBoston.com.

“I believe that we’ve got to once again establish a Main Street Movement in this country where not only labor unions, but students, retirees, the faith-based community, civil rights organizations, progressive groups come together around common issues,” said Saunders.

Jeff Santos is a frequent fill-in host for MSNBC’s Ed Schultz, and Rebuild America is syndicated in New York City, Washington, DC, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Boston, Columbus, Cleveland, and Maine.