President Lee Saunders
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign was in support of striking AFSCME sanitation workers 56 years ago.
Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride
AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride praises AFSCME Retirees for their robust activism in 2023.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a new federal rule expanding overtime pay eligibility:
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