Press Releases Archive
Saunders: Elected leaders must not become complacent as COVID cases surge
The Senate must take action to protect essential public services the minute they return from their July 4th vacation.
AFSCME launches ad in Kentucky pushing for action on state and local aid
“Senators won’t get a vacation from voters anxious about cuts to essential services needed to fight the pandemic and get our economy moving” – Lee Saunders
AFSCME’s Saunders: Efforts to dismantle the ACA are ‘cruel, unconscionable’
Trump administration attempts to take away health coverage from 23 million Americans and gut protections for people with preexisting conditions.
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...