Press Releases Archive
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘The biggest scheme of all time is Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk called Social Security ‘the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time’
Federal Court Finds Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Illegal
Judge Alsup calls probationary federal employees “the lifeblood of our government”
Maryland State Supervisors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFSCME Maryland
After three weeks of voting, nearly 5,000 supervisors employed by the State of Maryland have joined AFSCME Maryland, Council 3.
AFSCME’s Saunders: This budget proves anti-union extremists are more concerned about tax breaks for billionaires than helping working people
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House passed a budget plan to gut Medicaid, SNAP and essential public services nationwide
Coalition of Unions, Small Businesses, Veterans, and Conservation Organizations Seek Injunction to Prevent Unlawful Firings
“Overnight, tens of thousands of federal employees received the same termination letter citing ‘performance issues’ without any explanation or reasoning,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders.
SUIT FILED: In New Challenge, Retirees, Unions Seek to Block DOGE’s Unprecedented, Unlawful Social Security Data, Power Grab
AFSCME, Alliance for Retired Americans, AFT Challenge DOGE’s Access, Executed by Unconfirmed, Acting Official, to Confidential, Private Data of Hundreds of Millions of Americans
AFSCME’s Saunders: Diverting funding from vital public services to billionaires is inhumane
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate passed a budget reconciliation package, beginning the process to cut essential public services for communities nationwid
Public Service Unions and State Democracy Defenders Fund Challenge Unlawful, Mass Federal Firings
Some of the nation’s largest public service unions have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the unlawful mass terminations of probationary federal employees.
AFSCME’s Saunders: Front-line health care workers need a leader at HHS who shares their values – not RFK Jr.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Unions Expand Suit to Block Elon Musk from Accessing Private Data at DOL, HHS and CFPB
A coalition of the AFL-CIO, unions, an economic think tank and partner organizations filed an amended lawsuit to protect the confidential information of America’s working people.