Lee Saunders
Saunders promotes upcoming AFSCME podcast about the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike
AFSCME President Lee Saunders promotes the I AM podcast in a new column.
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Saunders: Biden veto upholds the freedom to invest responsibly
“Decisions about working families’ hard-earned retirement savings belong in the hands of investment professionals, not politicians.
AFSCME releases new teaser trailer for upcoming podcast covering the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike
Today, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) released a new trailer teasing the union’s upcoming podcast series, “The Story of I AM.”
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘President Biden’s priorities are working families’ priorities’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his 2024 budget proposal:
AFSCME’s Saunders: Julie Su’s record and passion for workers’ rights demonstrate that she is an outstanding choice for Secretary of Labor
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden tapped Julie Su to become the next U.S. Secretary of Labor
AFSCME’s Saunders on the reintroduction of the PRO Act: ‘This isn’t just about economic justice; this is about democracy’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a bipartisan group of House and Senate members introduced the Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act to the 118th Congress:
Interested Parties Memo: Staffing the Front Lines
State and local governments have posted hundreds of thousands of job openings, but they have not been able to rebuild their workforces to pre-pandemic levels, let alone recover from the Great Recession. And it’s causing a crisis.
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘Marty Walsh has made working people proud’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on Secretary Marty Walsh departing the Department of Labor: