AFSCME’s Saunders: We urge Congress to protect federal workers’ freedom to collectively bargain

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in support of efforts to hold a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which will override Trump’s union-busting executive order and safeguard federal workers’ collective bargaining rights:

“We applaud the bipartisan coalition of elected officials who are working to push an immediate vote on legislation in the House of Representatives to protect federal workers’ freedom to collectively bargain. The House of Representatives has the votes to stop this illegal, union-busting executive order from continuing to strip more than 1 million workers of their voice on the job, and the speaker of the House should not be blocking this bill from coming to a vote. We urge the bill’s supporters to act swiftly and compel an immediate vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act. Federal workers have dedicated their lives to keeping our communities safe and healthy, and they need a voice on the job to continue to defend the essential work they do from the billionaires and anti-union extremists who are trying to rob working people of our power.”