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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

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Richard Trumka: The Labor Leader Who Told Hard Truths

here weren’t many strikes in recent decades in which working people scored big victories, but the 1989 Pittston strike was one.

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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.

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

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Meet the Woman on the Brink of Transforming Labor in America for the Young and Reshuffling Workforce

When Liz Shuler rides on an airplane, she often has an experience that will be familiar to most travelers: Her seat mate asks, "What do you do?"

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Liz Shuler: Seeing a Bigger Role for Women in the Labor Movement

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler Listens to Charlotte Workers Who Are Ready to Fight Back Against Attacks on Working Families - Apr 25

Top 14 Things You Should Know from the Death on the Job 2025 Report - Apr 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IBEW Members at National Grid Approve Contract with 4% Annual Wage Increase - Apr 23

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Workers in Georgia and North Carolina Speak Out at DPWL Public Hearings - Apr 22

Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Amalgamated Transit Union - Apr 21

You Made This Possible: The Working People Weekly List - Apr 21

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses at Hawaii’s Wilcox Medical Center Ratify New Contract that Raises Pay, Includes Safer Staffing Levels - Apr 21

Worker Wins: Good Union Jobs Strengthen Communities - Apr 17

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: SMART-TD Yardmasters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with BNSF - Apr 17

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