Press Releases Archive
AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the passing of AFSCME Council 20 Executive Director Andrew Washington
Andrew was a tireless champion for the workers he represented and always had their best interests at heart, whether at the bargaining table or the public podium.
AFSCME’s Saunders blasts COVID relief package as ‘a slap in the face to front-line heroes’
Emergency funding for essential services is critical to getting the virus under control and getting our economy moving again.
Time to build on the ACA, not take away health care during a pandemic
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are asking the highest court in the land to rip health coverage away from 21 million people.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Biden and Harris will be ‘two fearless fighters for working people’; every vote must be counted
Presidential election victory especially meaningful for front-line public service workers who continue to battle a brutal pandemic
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Every vote must be counted; the will of the people must prevail’
Nothing is more important at his moment for our nation and our democracy than protecting the right of every American who voted.
Time to flip the Senate and end the corrupt power games
The Senate majority has illegitimately forced through the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
AFSCME slams Senate ‘skinny bill’ ploy as millions of Americans suffer
McConnell’s Senate bill has nothing to do with helping vulnerable people and everything to do with protecting politically vulnerable Republican senators.
AFSCME urges Senate to heed the will of the people and reject Coney Barrett
The Senate should allow the winner of the presidential race to nominate Justice Ginsburg’s successor early next year.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders on the Trump Administration’s latest COVID-19 relief proposal
If the White House truly wants a deal, the president needs to put an offer on the table that includes robust investment in state and local public services.
Saunders: Trump simply doesn’t care about the lives or livelihoods of working families
President Trump has no interest in helping the millions of working families whose lives have been shattered by this public health and economic crisis.