Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: Build Back Better deal marks ‘sea change moment’ that will prioritize the needs of working families
The passage of these two bills would take critical steps toward unrigging the system, restoring balance to the economy, and finally reinvesting in working families and communities.
Union leaders applaud introduction of landmark legislation to make it easier for public service workers to join unions
A majority of Americans – nearly 80% including Republicans and Independents – support the freedom of public service workers to choose to form and join a union without interference from employers.
Saunders: ‘Protecting and expanding access to the ballot box should be a bipartisan value’
In blocking the Freedom to Vote Act, some senators are conducting an orchestrated, cynical attack on our most precious right.
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘This is what it means to have a truly pro-worker administration’
The Biden-Harris administration issued guidelines to encourage collective bargaining and guarantee that federal employees are educated on their rights.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Those lost in the line of duty ‘will never be forgotten’
We honor the 701 fallen officers whose names are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Relief is here for our everyday heroes’
Biden administration’s plan to overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness calls for a dramatic expansion of those eligible and reviews of previously rejected applications.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Congress voted to ‘protect jobs and vital services for seniors and vulnerable Americans’ by avoiding government shutdown
Now McConnell must ‘stop playing Russian roulette with our economy’ and work with Democrats on the debt ceiling
Saunders: 'Californians have made their voices heard,' firmly rejecting recall and rallying behind Gov. Gavin Newsom
AFSCME looks forward to continuing its partnership with Gov. Newsom to advance the rights and freedoms of California working families.
Saunders: ‘Every year we wait, pharmaceutical corporations continue to jack up prices’
The sweeping plan unveiled by HHS will allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and lower costs for everybody.
As public support for labor unions surges, Lee Saunders urges Congress to support the freedom of workers to organize
Gallup poll shows support for unions has grown to 68%, the highest level since 1965.