After 14 Years at the Helm, AFSCME President Lee Saunders to Retire in August 2026 Following a Historic Tenure

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AFSCME International president Lee Saunders with RPEC (Former Executive Director Laurie Weidner, Treasurer Jeff Paulsen, AFSCME President Lee Saunders, and President Clair Olivers from left to right.)
AFSCME International president Lee Saunders with RPEC (Former Executive Director Laurie Weidner, Treasurer Jeff Paulsen, AFSCME President Lee Saunders, and President Clair Olivers from left to right.)

Saunders energized AFSCME's activist culture, leaving it on strong footing for the future (from AFSCME.org)

WASHINGTON – After 14 years as president and a lifetime of service to working people and the labor movement, AFSCME President Lee Saunders has announced his decision to retire from his role as International President. 

Lee Saunders has devoted his career to expanding the power of public service workers across the country. He came to AFSCME in 1978as a labor economist and quickly rose through the ranks, negotiating major contracts, building powerful coalitions, going toe to toe with hostile politicians, and working with…

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