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AFL-CIO Slams SOTU Address: Trump’s Rosy Picture Disconnected from Workers’ Reality

24 Feb, 2026

Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on President Trump’s State of the Union address: President Trump's speech tonight was a fever dream, completely divorced from the economic reality working people feel every day amid rising costs and vanishing jobs. We know Trump’s billionaire-first agenda

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AFL-CIO: Workplace Deaths Decreased in 2024, but the Trump Administration Threatens That Progress

23 Feb, 2026

In response to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that 5,070 workers died on the job in 2024—a decrease from the previous year—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement: The labor movement mourns each of the 5,070 workers who lost their lives on

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Labor Leaders Call on State Governments to Protect Workers from AI

04 Feb, 2026

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler joined state labor leaders to highlight the importance of state-level artificial intelligence (AI) Safety Guardrails (Sacramento, California) —The labor movement called on state governments in California and around the country to protect workers’ jobs, rights and

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AFL-CIO President Responds to DOGE Attacks on Key Labor Rights Federal Agency

26 Mar, 2025

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s decimation of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), including closing field offices and drastically cutting the agency’s mediators and other staff:

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AFL-CIO President Responds to Executive Order Dismantling the Department of Education

20 Mar, 2025

In response to an executive order dismantling the Department of Education, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:

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AFL-CIO President Responds to Department of Education Reduction in Force Announcement

11 Mar, 2025

In response to the U.S.

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AFL-CIO: Ending Collective Bargaining at TSA Is a ‘Dangerous’ Move that Would Put Lives at Risk

07 Mar, 2025

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration announcing it

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AFL-CIO President Applauds Court Victory for Illegally Fired NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

06 Mar, 2025

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to a ruling from the U.S.

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Unions Expand Suit to Block Elon Musk from Accessing Private Data at DOL, HHS and CFPB

26 Feb, 2025

(Washington, D.C.)—A coalition of the AFL-CIO, unions, an economic think tank and partner organizations filed an amended lawsuit to protect the

AFL-CIO Slams SOTU Address: Trump’s Rosy Picture Disconnected from Workers’ Reality

AFL-CIO: Workplace Deaths Decreased in 2024, but the Trump Administration Threatens That Progress

Labor Leaders Call on State Governments to Protect Workers from AI

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AFL-CIO President Responds to DOGE Attacks on Key Labor Rights Federal Agency

AFL-CIO President Responds to Executive Order Dismantling the Department of Education

AFL-CIO President Responds to Department of Education Reduction in Force Announcement

AFL-CIO: Ending Collective Bargaining at TSA Is a ‘Dangerous’ Move that Would Put Lives at Risk

AFL-CIO President Applauds Court Victory for Illegally Fired NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

Unions Expand Suit to Block Elon Musk from Accessing Private Data at DOL, HHS and CFPB

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