2019 Press Releases
- AFSCME Strongly Supports Landmark Bill to Restore Voting Rights
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Senator Warren’s Part-Time Worker PlanSaunders calls Warren’s plan an example of policy that creates an economy that works for workers
- Lee Saunders on Mayor Buttigieg’s Health Care Equity ProposalSaunders praises the Mayor’s efforts to address inequities in health care, stresses the importance of expanding both access and quality of care
- AFSCME Applauds Passage of Workplace Violence Prevention Bill
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Senator Warren’s Medicare for All Proposal
- Lee Saunders on DNC Standing in Solidarity with UC Workers
- Universal Child Care Bill Will Help Hardworking Families
- Working People Win Big in Virginia and KentuckyAFSCME President Lee Saunders calls elections in VA and KY a major rejection of the politics of division and an embrace of an agenda that gives working people a seat at the table
- AFSCME mourns the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings
- ‘Largest Union Organizing Campaign in the Country’ Underway as 40,000 California Child Care Workers Win Freedom to Collectively BargainCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 378, giving childcare providers the ability to organize for improvements on the job while setting the stage for the largest union election and organizing campaign in the country
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Presidential Run
- Lower Drug Costs Now Act Promises to Bring Down Prescription Drug Prices
- AFSCME Opposes Scalia Appointment
- AFSCME Stands in Full Support of Striking Auto Workers
- Public Support for Unions Continues to Surge
- Permanent Authorization of 9/11 Victim Fund a Major Victory for First Responders, Public Service Workers
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Impending Scalia Nomination
- Raising the Minimum Wage Will Strengthen the Working Class
- Repeal of 40% Tax on High-Cost Health Benefits Vital to Improving Health Care
- Former Vice President Joe Biden to Attend AFSCME Public Service Forum in Las VegasThe former vice president will join nearly the entire field of 2020 presidential candidates at the forum on Aug. 3 to answer questions from AFSCME members about the public services they provide to America’s communities.
- Pete Buttigieg, Steve Bullock to Attend AFSCME Presidential Forum in Las VegasThe South Bend mayor and Montana governor will join at least 15 other presidential candidates at the forum on Aug. 3 to answer questions from AFSCME members about the public services they provide to America’s communities.
- New Bill of Rights Promises to Give Domestic Workers the Respect They Deserve
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Acosta Resignation
- Bill Would Provide Federal Employees Time to Care for Children, Family Members
- AFSCME to Host 2020 Public Service Forum Moderated by HuffPostAt Least 15 Presidential Candidates Expected in Las Vegas on Aug. 3 to Answer Questions from AFSCME Members
- AFSCME Knocks Trump Administration’s Continued Efforts To Eliminate Care For Millions of Americans
- Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act Gives Workers More Freedom to Join UnionsLandmark proposal would establish path to middle class for millions of public service workers, including women and people of color
- Nevada Governor Signs ‘Historic’ Union Law to Help 20,000 State WorkersNevada’s collective bargaining bill is the latest evidence of growing grassroots and political momentum building behind public service workers and unions heading into 2020
- Union Momentum Grows: 20,000 Nevada State Employees to Gain Collective Bargaining RightsNew law is the largest expansion of state workers’ freedom to negotiate in 16 years as AFSCME focuses on growth
- Consumers, Health Leaders and Allies Must Join Forces to Ensure Consumer Interests are Reflected in National Health Care Debate, Says New National AllianceGroups issue ‘Call to Action’ to fundamentally change the economic incentives of the health care system to provide affordable, high-quality health care for America’s families
- AFSCME Blasts Trump Administration’s ‘Vicious Attack’ on Home Care Workers’ Freedoms
- AFSCME Launches Interactive Seven-Figure Campaign to Engage Young People of Color Ahead of 2020 Election‘I AM – Be the Change’ will build on the legacy of Dr. King and the 1,300 Memphis sanitation workers
- AFSCME Endorses Key Legislation that Would Provide Student Debt Relief to Millions of Public Service Workers
- AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Anniversary of Dr. King’s Death is a Call to Action on Civil Rights’
- ‘Workers chose to stick with their union’: AFSCME Posts Strong Membership Numbers in New Filing with Department of LaborGain of 9,000 new working members and 19,000 retirees, despite Janus v. AFSCME decision and right-wing efforts to “defund and defang” public service unions and urging members to quit
- AFSCME Applauds the Introduction of the IDEA Full Funding Act
- AFSCME Supports the ‘Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act’
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders on DNC Choosing Milwaukee for 2020 Convention
- The Trump 2020 Budget is Wrong for America
- Institutional Investors Continue to Press Companies for Disclosure of Lobbying In 2019Shareholder resolutions filed with at least 33 companies by 70 investors
- AFSCME Urges Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- AFSCME Stands in Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers
- Saunders Salutes Budget Compromise, Calls State of Emergency an Abuse of Power
- Lee Saunders: Invest in Our Communities and Public Services to Strengthen the Nation
- AFSCME Applauds Congressional Proposal to Invest $100 Billion in America’s Public Schools
- AFSCME President Lee Saunders: Time to Permanently End Shutdown, Restore Vital Services Immediately
- New Union Membership Data Reveal Anti-Worker Assault Is FailingBureau of Labor Statistics Update Shows Public Sector Unions Holding Strong
- AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders Calls on President Trump to Accept House and Senate Proposals to End Shutdown
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