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We won’t let budget cuts undo 60 years of progress under Medicare and Medicaid

Congress and the president have crashed the programs’ 60th anniversary party with a slash-and-burn budget that threatens to throw our entire health care system into chaos.

It’s getting hotter. Workers need protection from the heat.

Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride calls for robust state and workplace heat standard regulations to protect workers and save lives.

Press Releases

AFSCME’s Saunders: Congressional extremists in Texas can’t defend their records, so they’re rigging the game.

ME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts in his party’s favor.

AFSCME’s Saunders: We urge Congress to protect federal workers’ freedom to collectively bargain

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in support of efforts to hold a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act.

AFSCME’s Saunders: Shutting down the Department of Education will harm our children, educators and nation

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court opening the way for the administration to illegally shut down the Department of Education

Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump’s Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds

Court Uses Shadow Docket to Lift Lower Court's Pause of Unconstitutional Overhaul of Vital Departments and Agencies

AFSCME’s Saunders: We will hold every elected official accountable who voted to betray working families

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Congress passed the budget reconciliation bill.

AFSCME’s Saunders: The Senate’s distorted priorities will leave working people footing the bill

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill,

AFSCME’s Saunders on SCOTUS decision: We remain undeterred in our commitment to defend our freedoms and democracy

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to curtail federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions:

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How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement

Lamont a promoter at 'Staff the Front Lines'

'A career with purpose and freedom,' Columbus rally recruits public service workers

Amid a staffing crisis, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney urged people to apply for city jobs: ‘We need your help’

Job fair for public positions draws attention: "We can put folks to work right away"