A contested election in AFSCME is a rare thing. A close election is even more rare. The International convention in Boston in early July saw both, as Lee Saunders edged out Danny Donohue in a hard-fought election for secretary-treasurer. Saunders took 50.1 percent of 1.3 million votes.

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