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Texas AFL-CIO Congratulates Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond on Historic Election to Lead Labor Movement

 The Texas AFL-CIO congratulates Texas AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on her historic election to a four-year term as President of the AFL-CIO.  Congratulations as well to Fred Redmond, who in another historic vote was elected to the post of Secretary-Treasurer.

Texas AFL-CIO Congratulates Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond on Historic Election to Lead Labor Movement

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

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.

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

Homecoming for Liz Shuler

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?

Homecoming for Liz Shuler

We're Not Slowing Down: The Labor Movement Must Keep Up The Fight For Voting Rights

It was deeply disappointing that just days after our nation paid homage to the great civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We're Not Slowing Down: The Labor Movement Must Keep Up The Fight For Voting Rights

The Badass 50: #21 Liz Schuler

"We are building pathways and support structures to grow a bold, inclusive, and transformative movement — I think that's pretty badass," says Shuler, the first woman elected president of the AFL-CIO 

The Badass 50: #21 Liz Schuler