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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
- 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
- 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
- Feb 19 AFSCME’s Saunders on Bowles Simpson Plan Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on the new Bowles Simpson plan
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Jan 28 AFSCME President Lee Saunders and Secretary-Treasurer Laura Reyes on Senate Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Jan 10 AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’ Resignation
- Jan 02 AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Budget Agreement
- Dec 19 AFSCME’s Saunders: “Boehner Showed Us Today Just Which Side He Really Stands On” Statement of AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B”
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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...
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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.
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- Apr 04 45 years after Martin Luther King shot, "50 days of nonviolence" ...Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees labor union, which organized... (Reuters)
- Apr 04 Mayor Wharton Responds To Sanitation Criticism The president of AFSCME tells News Channel 3, he feels the fight to keep Dr.... (WREG Memphis)
- Apr 04 Progressive Groups Revive King’s Message on Anniversary of Mountaintop Speech On the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech at Mason Temple,... (WREG Memphis)
- Feb 13 Public-Sector Workers Rally Against Sequestration …“We’re here to stand up for public services that have been cut to the bone,”... (GovExec.com)
- Feb 13 Union leaders denounce sequestration at DC rally: ‘They want to see us bleed’ …. “That top one and two percent want more power. They want more wealth and... (The Hill)
- Feb 12 Union President on Labor and Black History On the 45th anniversary of the Memphis Sanitation Strike, we spoke to Lee Saunders, AFSCME's... (The Root)
- Feb 12 AFSCME President Slams Pat Quinn, Michael Nutter As 'Turncoats' Who Must 'Pay' One of the top labor leaders in the country ripped into two prominent Democratic lawmakers... (Huffington Post)
- Feb 05 theGrio’s 100: Lee Saunders, organizing America’s largest union Lee Saunders is the first black president of AFSCME. … Saunders made history as the... (theGrio )
- Aug 06 New ad hits GOP over tax cuts Americans United for Change teamed up with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal... (CNN PoliticalTicker)
- Jul 08 Newsmakers with Lee Saunders AFSCME’s president discusses his plans for the union, the upcoming presidential election and related issues.... (C-SPAN)
- Jul 03 Economic Pressures On Local Governments Kerry Korpi discusses economic pressures on local governments and the push to privatize public services.... (NPR)
- Apr 05 Calls for Action at King Vigil Speakers reflected on the legacy of King, also stressed the need to reaffirm and commit... (The Root)
