Lee Saunders
Public service workers deserve respect
Public service workers deserve our thanks and support. Let’s honor them.
From the Leadership
Press Releases
AFSCME's Saunders: We stand with our family in Minnesota and demand that justice be served
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the tragic assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman:
"We at AFSCME are heartbroken and outraged that a day in which hundreds of thousands of Americans engage...
In a letter to the Senate, nearly 900 state and local elected leaders oppose extreme cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP and public services
Today, in an effort organized by AFSCME, more than 900 state and local elected officials from 36 states signed onto a bipartisan letter to oppose the budget bill, which would severely hurt states, cities, towns and schools nationwide.
AFSCME’s Saunders demands the immediate release of labor leader David Huerta
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement demanding the immediate release of labor leader David Huerta:
“AFSCME demands the immediate release of David Huerta, vice president of the California Federation of Labor, and presi...
Court Allows Trump Administration to Proceed with Efforts to Destroy Institute of Museum and Library Services as Case Continues
American Library Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Warn of Grave Threats Nationwide
Supreme Court Allows DOGE’s Unlawful Seizure of Americans’ Social Security Data as Challenge Continues
The United States Supreme Court has stayed a preliminary injunction in AFSCME v. SSA.
Judge Deals Significant Blow to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco Division today issued a preliminary injunction that will block the Trump administration’s unlawful reorganization of the federal government while the case proceeds.
AFSCME’s Saunders: The economic fallout from this budget will be widespread and hurt working families
AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House voted to pass a federal budget that would bring devastating cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and public services nationwide:
“The House-passed budget promises to raise ...