Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: This House Democratic Party leadership ‘will be a force for working people across the country’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after leadership elections were held for the 118th Congress.
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘With the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, we are finally codifying that love is love’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement celebrating the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act.
Saunders: ‘AFSCME will not let up until UC student workers win the contract they deserve’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released a statement in support of UC Student-Workers Union UAW 2865, UAW Local 5810 and Student Researchers United-UAW members who are on strike.
Saunders: Pompeo comments about Weingarten are desperate attention-getting stunt
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released a statement in reaction to remarks by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about AFT President Randi Weingarten.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Speaker Pelosi has been ‘a fierce, trailblazing leader’ and ‘unshakable advocate for working families’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will not pursue a Democratic leadership role in the new Congress.
Union members: ‘Gas prices are temporary; authoritarianism is forever’ as pro-worker candidates surge
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released this statement following big wins for working families in the 2022 midterms.
Saunders: Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers win a fair deal, ‘showed us all how it’s done’
After more than two years fighting for a fair contract and nearly three weeks on strike, Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) workers have finally reached a fair deal.
AFSCME’s Saunders on Labor Day Gallup poll: ‘It’s time to organize’
Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions, the highest rate since 1965.
AFSCME’s Saunders on student debt relief: ‘Working people are finally catching a break’
President Biden’s plan extends the moratorium on student loan payments and forgives up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for non-Pell Grant recipients.
AFSCME President Saunders: Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act marks ‘the culmination of decades of advocacy from workers’
This legislation is another example of what we can achieve when we elect pro-worker candidates committed to improving the lives of everyday people.