Press Releases Archive
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:
AFSCME’s Saunders at NAACP Labor Luncheon: We must vote for candidates who believe, as Dr. King said, that ‘all labor has dignity’
At a labor luncheon hosted as part of the NAACP’s national convention, AFSCME President Lee Saunders delivered a speech on the importance of civic activism, especially in this critical election year.
Saunders: ‘Political violence has no place in our nation’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a shooting occurred at a Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania:
AFSCME’s Saunders: New heat standards reflect the realities of working in 2024
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor announced new heat standards:
AFSCME’s Saunders: Let Juneteenth, our nation’s second Independence Day, serve as a call to action
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in recognition of Juneteenth
AFSCME’s Saunders: The Public Service Worker Protection Act would support those who have devoted their careers to helping others
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Congressman Chris Deluzio introduced the Public Service Worker Protection Act:
Saunders pays tribute to Rev. Lawson, ‘one of the greatest architects of social change in recent American history’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on the death of the Reverend James Lawson:
AFSCME’s Saunders: New Hatch Act guidance strengthens executive branch commitment to public service
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Office of the Special Counsel announced an update to its approach to enforcing the Hatch Act:
AFSCME’s Saunders: During EMS week, we celebrate the essential workers who race to our side when we need them most
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement recognizing National EMS Week, which is happening May 19-25, 2024: