Newly elected AFSCME President Lee A. Saunders addresses delegates at AFSCME's International Convention in Boston, soon after he was elected Secretary-Treasurer in 2010. The election of the ...

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket. Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, ...

We fundamentally disagree with AFSCME’s claims of bad faith bargaining and characterization of unacceptable bargaining proposals. From January to May, University of California and AFSCME bargaining ...

Last week, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation’s largest union of public sector workers, kicked off its 45th annual convention in Philadelphia. By ...

Frustration has been building within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, or AFSCME 3299, union among some of its UC-affiliated members after 24 months have ...

This post was updated April 16 at 10:34 p.m. A union representing about 40,000 UC employees announced Wednesday that it plans to strike indefinitely starting May 14 if the university does not meet its ...

In the rapid-fire 35-day legislative session concluding March 10, it can be tough to know which special interest is behind a particular piece of legislation. Not so with Senate Bill 1578. That bill, ...

After two years in a top job at one of Oregon’s most powerful labor unions, Joe Baessler faces a fellow union member who would like his job. The Oregon chapter of the American Federation of State, ...