Lee Saunders
Big challenges and big opportunities ahead
In 2025, AFSCME faces big challenges but also promising opportunities.
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Labor leaders, members of Congress urge the Senate to repeal GPO-WEP. Sen. Schumer announced he will bring repeal bill to a vote.
Today on Capitol Hill, public service workers from across the country rallied with national labor leaders to call on the Senate to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act.
Saunders: We applaud the House for voting to repeal GPO-WEP. The Senate must follow suit.
President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House voted to repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)
Largest Public Sector Labor Unions Unite to Get Out the Vote in Battleground States
SEIU, NEA, AFT and AFSCME launch joint volunteer canvassing effort two weeks before Presidential election
AFSCME’s Saunders pays tribute to labor legend Bill Lucy
President Lee Saunders released this statement following the death of AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Bill Lucy
Saunders: It’s time we restore public service workers’ Social Security benefits
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House gained the signatures necessary to move forward a discharge petition on the Social Security Fairness Act:
Saunders on Gallup Poll: ‘It’s undeniable – Americans want the freedom to organize’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to Gallup’s annual Labor Day poll showing public support for unions increased, nearing all-time highs
Thousands of AFSCME members rally in downtown LA, call on University of California to provide front-line employees with a fair contract
AFSCME President Lee Saunders, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler and AFSCME Local 3299 leaders spotlight the dire situation UC employees are facing