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AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on the future of America's labor movement

19 Apr, 2022

Liz Shuler is the first woman ever elected president of the AFL-CIO.

She took over a time when the world of work has been turned upside down.

Union organizing is happening in some unexpected places, and sometimes in ways that disrupt the traditional union playbook.

Homecoming for Liz Shuler

04 Apr, 2022

LABOR PRESS: You’ve been given such a huge responsibility now, with the death of your friend Rich Trumka [In August she was appointed to serve the remainder of his term.] But the entire time you’ve been involved, labor has been struggling to come back. Do you have a secret plan?

Job Opening - Operations Coordinator

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U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

13, Dec, 2021

Union Jobs the Focus as President Biden Visits Missouri

It was a great honor to welcome President Joe Biden to Kansas City today. President Biden took office with big ideas focused around union jobs. He set a goal to pass a bipartisan bill in an age of steep polarization and partisanship in this country and in Washington D.C.

08, Dec, 2021