Lee Saunders Archive
AFSCME president on Floyd killing: No union contract is a shield for police brutality
So many police officers are in agony over George Floyd's tragic death. It should not be used as an excuse to bash unions or undermine worker rights.
Fund the Front Lines
Despite more than a decade of underfunding public health and safety, those workers have stepped up to meet the crisis. Government must help them with emergency and long-term support.
Building Political Power BLOC By BLOC
Groups like BLOC, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, are mobilizing residents around issues that matter to them and giving them the tools to hold elected officials accountable.
Breathtaking Dishonesty at the State of the Union
President Trump’s State of the Union address tried to put a gloss on a failed agenda that serves the wealthy and well-connected, while stiffing working people.
Dr. King Understood the Power of Unions
Dr. King wasn’t just a civil rights pioneer; he was one of the 20th century’s greatest defenders of workers’ rights, a champion of the union difference.