Lee Saunders Archive
Supreme Court Case Threatens Freedom of American Workers
For all they do, public service workers deserve basic respect and a fair hearing in the Supreme Court. If facts, law and precedent matter, Janus v. AFSCME will be decided in their favor.
The Real Problem Is Robbing Workers of Fair Compensation, Not Public-Service Unions
Robbing sanitation workers and corrections officers of a decent living while lavishing more tax breaks on corporations and billionaires is the real problem, a problem made far worse if the court rules against working people.
On The Record: I AM 2018
As we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we celebrate a champion of both civil rights and labor rights.
The False Slogan of Right to Work: An Attack on Worker Freedom
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders explains in a new column why the Janus v. AFSCME case would be particularly bad for minority communities.
The False Slogan of Right to Work: An Attack on Worker Freedom
The Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case before the Supreme Court would make so-called “right-to-work” the law of the land in the public sector, threatening the freedom of working people to join together in strong unions.