Press Releases Archive
AFSCME Supports Additional State and Local Funding in Interim Emergency Coronavirus Relief
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement:
“Every day as we watch this crisis worsen, public service workers continue to rush into the fire and put their lives on the line. We support Congressional Democrats who are calling for an a...
AFSCME Urges Working People to Participate in the 2020 U.S. Census
AFSCME President Lee Saunders stresses that especially given the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 Census participation is more critical than ever
Union Leaders Say Dire, On-the-Ground Situation Shows Immediate Need for More PPE, Fourth Stimulus Package
From health care workers updating wills before work to recycling masks and wearing garbage bags for gowns, AFSCME leaders detailed stories from the front lines – and solutions including what is needed in a fourth congressional stimulus package to...
AFSCME, AFT, NEA, SEIU Letter Condemns U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Lobbying Against Defense Production Act
Today, AFSCME, AFT, NEA and SEIU sent a letter condemning the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for lobbying President Trump against using the Defense Production Act to direct emergency production of life-saving Personal Protective Equipment for workers ba...
AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the Passing of Rev. Joseph Lowery
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement mourning the passing of civil rights icon Rev. Joseph Lowery:
“The world has lost a passionate fighter for social and economic justice in the passing of civil rights icon Rev. Joseph L...
AFSCME’s Saunders: Coronavirus Relief Bill a Good Down Payment to ‘Fund the Front Lines’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement following Senate passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act:
“Public service workers continue to lead us through this national crisis, confronting the most diff...
AFSCME Endorses Biden, ‘A Champion for Working People’
Presidential race now a “once in a lifetime” decision between a seasoned leader “with a gut level understanding of what keeps working people up at night” and a president who “kicks working people to the curb”
Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Urgent Need for Fully Funded Public Services
“Phase 3” coronavirus stimulus bill must include economic relief for state and local governments and shore up public services.
Passage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act is Important Step, Bolder Steps Needed To Support Public Service Workers
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement calling on the House and Senate to move quickly on a stimulus package that includes robust general grant assistance to states and municipalities. These grants would allow them to continue to ...
The Senate Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Following passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement:
“Public service workers have answered the call, springing into action at a moment’s no...