Lee Saunders Archive
Saunders: We must not rest until all public service workers have a seat at the table
AFSCME President Lee Saunders delivered the keynote address to delegates, alternates and guests at our union’s 45th International Convention.
Legendary former AFSCME President Jerry McEntee dies. Rest in power, brother.
We’ve lost a great trade unionist, but AFSCME and the entire labor movement are stronger for his decades of bold, visionary leadership.
Then and now, unions continue to make a difference
More and more people across our country are discovering all that the union difference has to offer.
The American Rescue Plan saved the public sector–and proved that investing in workers pays off
The American Rescue Plan was exactly what our communities needed. But with public service workers still overburdened and underfunded, there’s more we need to do.
Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act marks ‘the culmination of decades of advocacy from workers’
New legislation will lower costs for families while reducing the federal deficit, allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, fight climate change, and more.