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Saunders on DOGE targeting the Department of Labor: Musk will have to go through unions and working people
WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement as workers today protested Elon Musk’s plans to target the...
Feb 4, 2025
Standing Together to Protect Our Jobs and Services
The City of San Jose is facing a critical budget shortfall, and layoffs of active staff are on the table. You may have seen City Manager...
Feb 4, 2025
Trump Administration “Fork Directive” Unlawful as Written, Unions Urge Court to Find
Offer, FAQs Are Misleading, Coercive Lawsuit Seeks to Stay February 6 Deadline, Require Agency to Articulate a Lawful Policy ...
Feb 3, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
Call for New Stewards! We Want You !!!
MEF-AFSCME Local 101 is calling on you to become a steward and make a difference in your workplace and across the city! Our union...
Jan 21, 2025
Nomination Open for MEF Board of Directors
MEF-AFSCME Local 101 is calling for nominations for the role of Department Director(s) to serve on the MEF Board of Directors. This is...
Jan 21, 2025
Union Fighting Back Against Proposed Layoffs
We want to share an important update with you regarding the City of San Jose’s 2025-2026 budget planning process. Based on the City's own...
Jan 21, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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
Open Letter Regarding Donations for the Family of Community Service Officer Long Pham
We at MEF-AFSCME Local 101 are deeply committed to supporting the family of our beloved member, Community Service Officer Long Pham, who...
Oct 2, 2024
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