Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: These mass firings are illegal, and will have devastating effects on the services millions of Americans rely on every day
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Trump administration announced it was using the federal government shutdown to illegally carry out mass firings of federal employees.
AFSCME President Saunders Statement on the Passing of Kent Wong
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kent Wong, a beloved leader, teacher, and ally whose lifelong passion for justice strengthened the entire labor movement.
Democracy Defenders Fund & Federal Employee Unions Call on OMB to Uphold Federal Law and Guarantee Back Pay for Furloughed Employees
The letter makes clear that under the statute, the government’s obligation to pay furloughed employees is not optional.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Someone needs to tell the billionaires running this administration that paying federal workers isn’t optional
“This administration is again threatening to use federal workers as political pawns by robbing them of the wages they are owed by law."
Unions File Temporary Restraining Order to Block Trump Administration’s Threatened Mass Firings of Federal Workers
AFSCME, AFGE ask court to block potential Trump firings
AFSCME’s Saunders: Shutting down the government won’t hide the health care crisis that anti-worker extremists started
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after anti-worker extremists in Congress refused to address massive cuts to health care and rising costs, resulting in a government shutdown:
“As families ...
Trump Administration’s Plan for Mass Firing of Federal Workers During Government Shutdown Violates Law, Unions Say
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Government Employees today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Court ruling a major victory for Voice of America workers who protect free speech across the globe
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling pausing the Trump administration’s layoff of Voice of America workers
AFSCME’s Saunders: This is a blatant attempt to hold federal workers hostage, instead of addressing an imminent extreme increase in ACA premiums for 22 million Americans
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget threatened mass firings of federal workers in the event of a federal government shutdown.
Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Union Busting at Voice of America, USAGM
AFSCME, AFGE say move to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights is attempt by administration to silence their First Amendment rights