Press Releases Archive
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
Tim Walz from AFSCME Convention: ‘We know that when unions are strong, America is strong’
To a crowd of thousands of public service workers, Tim Walz made it clear – he and Kamala Harris will champion the freedoms of working people
AFSCME President Saunders delivers keynote address: We are growing. We are fearless. And we will win.
At the union’s international convention in Los Angeles, AFSCME President Lee Saunders introduces new “Fearless Agenda,” outlines strategies to strengthen public services and elect Kamala Harris as president
President, secretary-treasurer of AFSCME reelected by acclamation
The top two leaders of AFSCME, the nation’s leading public service union, were reelected Tuesday, Aug. 13, to four-year terms.
AFSCME’s Saunders on Harris’ VP pick: Tim Walz is a labor champion who personifies what public service is all about
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate:
AFSCME’s Saunders calls out Trump’s NABJ comments, celebrates a multiracial society
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement about Donald Trump’s appearance Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention:
AFSCME’s Saunders: Supreme Court reform will end the culture of corruption that puts our rights up for sale
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden proposed major reforms to the Supreme Court
AFSCME’s Saunders: We are ‘all in’ for Kamala Harris
AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued the following statement announcing AFSCME’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president,
AFSCME’s Saunders salutes President Biden’s ‘patriotism, service and sacrifice’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement following the news that President Joe Biden is withdrawing from the presidential race: