The longtime international president of the American Federation of County, State and Municipal Employees announced last week that he would step down from his position in August, when the massive public employee union is set to hold its next convention. Lee Saunders has led the 1.6-million-member union for 14 years.
“It has been an honor to work on behalf of America’s public service workers,” Saunders said in a statement. “Leadership changes hands, but the power stays exactly where it has always been, with the workers. Worker power endures, and AFSCME is built for the fights ahead.”
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