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    AFL-CIO chief: In pandemic, unions are a source of ‘trusted information’

    Aug 31, 2021 3 minutes

    Liz Shuler hasn’t missed a beat. Following the sudden death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka earlier this month, Ms. Shuler stepped right into his shoes as the nation’s top labor leader, after 12 years as his deputy.

    Now, on the eve of Labor Day, President Shuler is carrying on with the 12.5-million-member federation’s goals: passing pro-union legislation, turning around organized labor’s long-declining membership, and improving working conditions – including the safe return to work amid a pandemic. 

    Ms. Shuler’s elevation to AFL-CIO president, formalized Aug. 20 by the federation’s Executive Council, made history. She’s the first

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