Press Releases Archive
Saunders: AFSCME members won’t let Congress defund public services for billionaire tax cuts
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House passed a budget reconciliation package that will force devastating cuts to essential public services nationwide:
Coalition Statement Responding to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight
AFSCME’s Saunders: Library workers are always there for our communities – now, let’s be there for them
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National Library Workers’ Day
AFSCME and union partners join with members of Congress to reintroduce bill to expand workers’ freedoms
As workers face unprecedented attacks despite support for labor unions remaining at near-historic highs, the bipartisan Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act is needed to protect and expand the freedom of public service workers to collectively bargain.
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services
The American Library Association and AFSCME are challenging the Trump administration’s gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
AFSCME’s Saunders: As the economy sinks, senators vote to further enrich billionaires
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate passed a budget plan that opens the door to massive cuts to public services including Medicaid.
Unions, Retirees File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Unlawful DOGE Access to Social Security Data as New Facts Emerge
Filing seeks to restore control over SSA’s data systems and suspend DOGE’s unlawful activity until the lawsuit is resolved
Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Move to Bust Federal Employee Unions
Lawsuit alleges union-busting executive order is retaliation against labor unions that have challenged the administration’s illegal workplace actions
AFSCME’s Saunders: Patients who depend on Medicare and Medicaid deserve better than Dr. Oz
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
AFSCME responds to ruling restraining shutdown of the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice of America
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to cease further efforts to shutter the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice of America