AFSCME NEWS

Public Service Unions File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Efforts to Politicize the Civil Service

WASHINGTON – Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal...

Jan 28

AFSCME’s Saunders on the federal funding freeze: This is a blatant overreach straight from Project 2025

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to reporting that the Trump administration has...

Jan 27

Saunders on BLS Report: AFSCME is proud to have welcomed tens of thousands of new members in 2024

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the BLS annual report on union membership and...

Jan 27

AFSCME’s Saunders: White House executive orders are attacks on the entire labor movement

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s executive orders: ...

Jan 21

AFSCME’s Saunders: Workers deserve better than attacks on day one

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to executive orders Donald Trump signed on day...

Jan 20

AFSCME’s Saunders: We honor the legacy of Jimmy Carter, a man who embodied public service

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on the National Day of Mourning honoring the life and legacy...

Jan 8

AFSCME’s Saunders on SEIU joining the AFL-CIO: Together, we will usher in a new era of union power

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after it was announced that the Service Employees...

Jan 7

AFSCME’s Saunders: Finally, GPO-WEP is gone for good

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed The Social Security Fairness...

Jan 4

Saunders on repeal of GPO-WEP: Public service workers will finally receive the retirement they were promised

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate voted to repeal the Government Pension...

Dec 20, 2024

AFSCME’s Saunders: Biden’s judicial nominees are all qualified and diverse; the Senate must confirm them

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s 235th judicial...

Dec 19, 2024

Labor leaders, members of Congress urge the Senate to repeal GPO-WEP. Sen. Schumer announced he will bring repeal bill to a vote.

Labor leaders, members of Congress urge the Senate to repeal GPO-WEP. Sen. Schumer announced he will bring repeal bill to a vote. ...

Dec 10, 2024

Saunders: We applaud the House for voting to repeal GPO-WEP. The Senate must follow suit.

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House voted to repeal the Government Pension Offset...

Nov 12, 2024

Largest Public Sector Labor Unions Unite to Get Out the Vote in Battleground States

SEIU, NEA, AFT and AFSCME launch joint volunteer canvassing effort two weeks before Presidential election WASHINGTON, DC — The presidents...

Oct 20, 2024

AFSCME’s Saunders pays tribute to labor legend Bill Lucy

WASHINGTON – President Lee Saunders released this statement following the death of AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Bill Lucy: “Bill...

Sep 24, 2024

Saunders: It’s time we restore public service workers’ Social Security benefits

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House gained the signatures necessary to move...

Sep 19, 2024

Saunders on Gallup Poll: ‘It’s undeniable – Americans want the freedom to organize’

WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to Gallup’s annual Labor Day poll showing public...

Aug 27, 2024

Thousands of AFSCME members rally in downtown LA, call on University of California to provide front-line employees with a fair contract

AFSCME President Lee Saunders, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler and AFSCME...

Aug 14, 2024

President, secretary-treasurer of AFSCME reelected by acclamation

LOS ANGELES – The top two leaders of AFSCME, the nation’s leading public service union, were reelected Tuesday, Aug. 13, to four-year...

Aug 13, 2024

AFSCME President Saunders delivers keynote address: We are growing. We are fearless. And we will win.

LOS ANGELES – On Monday, Aug. 12, AFSCME President Lee Saunders delivered the keynote address at the union’s 46th International...

Aug 13, 2024

Tim Walz from AFSCME Convention: ‘We know that when unions are strong, America is strong’

LOS ANGELES – Today, in his first solo campaign event as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivered a...

Aug 13, 2024