Press Releases Archive
7th Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder highlights urgent need for Senate and states to prepare for 2020 election
Saunders: We must ensure that every eligible voter, no matter their race, disability or their zip code, is able to safely cast a ballot.
This Juneteenth, we celebrate a renewed call for racial justice
Saunders: If we want to crush enduring, systemic racism we must continue to organize for change.
SCOTUS DACA decision a strong step, but comprehensive immigration reform needed
Saunders: Today’s Supreme Court ruling reassures Dreamers that the United States of America is their home and that they are welcome.
AFSCME Praises SCOTUS Decision on LGBTQ Worker Rights
Saunders: No worker should ever be discriminated against because of who they are or the person they love.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Job Numbers Demonstrate Urgency for Aid to States, Cities and Towns
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the May jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“People who work in public service continue to bear the brunt of this economic downturn, as the public sector shed n...
Contact Tracers, Health Experts: ‘Funding Public Health Essential to Safely Reopen the Economy.’
Public service workers on the front lines who are conducting contact tracing to limit the spread of COVID-19 call for urgent investment in a professional and accountable public health care workforce
AFSCME’s Saunders: There Is a ‘Better Way to Channel Our Energy and Anger’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement:
“The state of America today, further shattered by George Floyd’s murder, breaks every patriotic heart. The raw outrage we see in the streets comes as a pandemic has needlessly killed more t...
Saunders Condemns George Floyd Killing
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on the death of George Floyd:
“The killing of George Floyd was a shocking and heinous act of violence that demands accountability. There can be no public safety unless innocent, unarmed Af...
AFSCME Opposes Cory Wilson Confirmation to 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued a statement urging the U.S. Senate to reject Cory Wilson to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals following Wilson’s confirmation hearing today before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
“In the middle of a global pand...
The Senate Must Act Immediately on Urgent Aid for America’s States, Cities and Towns
AFSCME President Lee Saunders: “This isn’t a red or blue state issue – every single community in America is being hurt because of this pandemic and urgently needs strong public services so we can beat this pandemic and safely reopen the economy.”