AFSCME President Lee Saunders praises the Biden administration’s swift executive action to protect and empower public service workers, strengthen public services and help working people.

Union members suffered less job loss in 2020, while the rate of unionization in the public sector increased, preventing millions of Americans from falling behind during the worst health and economic crisis in a century.

Today, the nation gets a new chief executive, one with the experience, vision and temperament to address the enormous challenges facing the nation.

President-elect Biden’s recovery plan has exactly the right priorities: ending the pandemic and jumpstarting the economy.

AFSCME calls on President Trump to resign. If he will not, Congress should impeach and convict this president who daily desecrates American values and lives.

Saunders: “After four long years of brazen hostility toward working people, the Labor Department will now have leadership that is true to its mission and purpose.”

Saunders: “What we saw at the U.S. Capitol was insurrection, sedition and terror enabled by the president of the United States.”

Saunders: “We now have the strong leadership required to defeat this pandemic, to get the economy moving again and deliver desperately needed aid to states, cities, towns and schools.”

Andrew was a tireless champion for the workers he represented and always had their best interests at heart, whether at the bargaining table or the public podium.

Emergency funding for essential services is critical to getting the virus under control and getting our economy moving again.