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AFSCME’s Saunders: Children and workers will suffer the cost of Linda McMahon’s plans to cut education
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in opposition to Linda McMahon’s confirmation to lead the...
Mar 2, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: ‘The biggest scheme of all time is Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government’
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after Elon Musk called Social Security ‘the biggest Ponzi...
Feb 28, 2025
Federal Court Finds Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Illegal
Judge Alsup calls probationary federal employees “the lifeblood of our government” SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. District Court for...
Feb 26, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: This budget proves anti-union extremists are more concerned about tax breaks for billionaires than helping working people
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the House passed a budget plan to gut Medicaid, SNAP...
Feb 25, 2025
Maryland State Supervisors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFSCME Maryland
Vote signifies one of the largest expansions of collective bargaining rights in Maryland in decades Annapolis – After three weeks of...
Feb 25, 2025
Coalition of Unions, Small Businesses, Veterans, and Conservation Organizations Seek Injunction to Prevent Unlawful Firings
Amended Complaint also Targets Illegal “Five Things” Email WASHINGTON, D.C. – In their lawsuit attempting to block the unlawful mass...
Feb 23, 2025
Urgent Update: Our Fight Against Layoffs and Budget Cuts
We are in a critical fight to protect jobs and public services in San Jose. The City’s $60 million budget shortfall threatens not only...
Feb 23, 2025
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...
Feb 21, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: Diverting funding from vital public services to billionaires is inhumane
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate passed a budget reconciliation package,...
Feb 20, 2025
Public Service Unions and State Democracy Defenders Fund Challenge Unlawful, Mass Federal Firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Some of the nation’s largest public service unions have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the unlawful mass...
Feb 19, 2025
Unions Expand Suit to Block Elon Musk from Accessing Private Data at DOL, HHS and CFPB
The AFL-CIO, AFGE, AFSCME, AFT, CWA, SEIU, Economic Policy Institute, and partner organizations are expanding their legal challenge to...
Feb 12, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: We remain committed to fighting illegal attacks on worker freedoms
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the judge’s decision to allow the deferred...
Feb 12, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: Front-line health care workers need a leader at HHS who shares their values – not RFK Jr.
“Front-line health care workers need a leader at HHS who shares their values – someone who believes, as they do, in safeguarding public...
Feb 12, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: Federal workers protect the public. That’s why they’re under attack.
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order directing...
Feb 11, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: Workers and communities are paying the price of the administration dismantling federal agencies
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after AFSCME members at the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Feb 9, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders on Fork Directive Lawsuit: We must continue to stop the purge of federal workers
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a federal judge continued the pause on the Trump...
Feb 9, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders on judge blocking White House Fork Directive: ‘This is a great first step’
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a federal judge granted AFSCME’s motion to temporarily...
Feb 5, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: Russell Vought’s confirmation signals public services are on the chopping block
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement on Russell Vought’s confirmation as Office of Management and...
Feb 5, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders on judge blocking White House Fork Directive: ‘This is a great first step’
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after a federal judge granted AFSCME’s motion to temporarily...
Feb 5, 2025
AFSCME’s Saunders: Federal funding for transportation should not be used as a cudgel against communities
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement in response to the USDOT memo re-directing federal funds away...
Feb 4, 2025
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