AFSCME's Saunders: Cutting wages for workers and undermining unions is a promise broken

[Omaha Steve]

https://www.afscme.org/press/releases/2025/afscmes-saunders-cutting-wages-for-workers-and-undermining-unions-is-a-promise-broken

For Immediate Release
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Contact: Nick Voutsinos
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WASHINGTON – AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the White House moved to end the $15 minimum wage for federal contractors and re-direct federal infrastructure investments to anti-union companies:

“The billionaires in the White House continue to find new ways to enrich themselves at the expense of working people. Ending the $15 minimum wage for federal contractors and redirecting taxpayer money to anti-union companies is just the latest example. This move is nothing more than an anti-worker measure to take money out of working peoples’ pockets, undermine their voice on the job and punish anyone who tries to speak out about unfair, unsafe working conditions. It’s also a slap in the face and promise broken to workers who are depending on this administration to lower rising costs, raise wages and make it easier for them to make ends meet.”

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AFSCME's 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families.

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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
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