Press Releases Archive
Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Fired Probationary Federal Employees
Judge rules workers were illegally fired by the Trump administration
AFSCME’s Saunders on mass layoffs at the Department of Education: This is Project 2025 in action
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will be eliminating nearly half of the agency’s staff:
“These mass layoffs are Project 2025 in action, and they have one goal ...
AFSCME’s Saunders: The mask is off – Elon Musk wants to cut Social Security
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk called Social Security ‘the big one to eliminate’ when it comes to his plans to cut public services.
AFSCME’s Saunders: This retaliatory attack on TSA agents jeopardizes public safety
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security moved to strip Transportation Security Officers of their collective bargaining rights
Unions, Retirees Seek Emergency Relief to Block DOGE’s Unlawful Social Security Data Overreach
A coalition of unions & retirees filed a motion for emergency relief to halt Elon Musk’s DOGE's unlawful seizure of personal, confidential, and sensitive data regarding millions of Americans across the country from the SSA in violation of the law.
AFSCME’s Saunders: The PRO Act will loosen billionaires’ grip on our economic future
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a bipartisan group of House and Senate members introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to Congress.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Children and workers will suffer the cost of Linda McMahon’s plans to cut education
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in opposition to Linda McMahon’s confirmation to lead the U.S. Department of Education
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘The biggest scheme of all time is Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk called Social Security ‘the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time’
Federal Court Finds Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Illegal
Judge Alsup calls probationary federal employees “the lifeblood of our government”
Maryland State Supervisors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFSCME Maryland
After three weeks of voting, nearly 5,000 supervisors employed by the State of Maryland have joined AFSCME Maryland, Council 3.