Press Releases Archive
AFSCME Applauds Passage of Workplace Violence Prevention Bill
Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, which demands the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue a workplace violence prevention ...
AFSCME President Lee Saunders on Senator Warren’s Medicare for All Proposal
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for All proposal:
“As a union that has long supported quality, affordable health care for all, AFSCME believes Senator Warren’s Medica...
Lee Saunders on DNC Standing in Solidarity with UC Workers
In response to the DNC withdrawing from holding December’s Democratic debate at UCLA, AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement:
“AFSCME applauds the DNC for looking for a new venue to hold the December Democratic...
Working People Win Big in Virginia and Kentucky
AFSCME 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
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement following the news that Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings passed away today:
“Today the country lost a champion for working people. Rep. Cummings was a guardian of our democratic v...
‘Largest Union Organizing Campaign in the Country’ Underway as 40,000 California Child Care Workers Win Freedom to Collectively Bargain
California 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
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign for the presidency:
“I want to commend Mayor de Blasio for running a campaign that was about putting working people first by el...
Lower Drug Costs Now Act Promises to Bring Down Prescription Drug Prices
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in support of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. This legislation would allow the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices, impose penalties on companies that refuse to n...
AFSCME Opposes Scalia Appointment
After Eugene Scalia’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement:
“Eugene Scalia has demonstrated that he remains committed to prote...
AFSCME Stands in Full Support of Striking Auto Workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement in support of striking auto workers at General Motors:
“Public service workers proudly stand in solidarity with striking auto workers in their fight for dignity and fair treatment. They...