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Proposed Resolution: VT AFL-CIO Supports a Union led Green New Deal

31 Aug, 2021
The Vermont AFL-CIO Demands a Green New Deal! Pass The Federal Infrastructure Bill! Pass ALL Social benefit expansions In The Budget Bill! Pass The PRO Act! Pass The For The People Act! The Vermont AFL-CIO Opposes All Regressive Carbon Taxes! We say NO To The Neo-Liberal Transportation Climate Imitative! Working People Pay Enough In Taxes Already! It’s Time For Corporations & The Rich To Pay Their Share!
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Liz Shuler, New AFL-CIO President, Takes Helm Of Labor Federation At Pivotal Moment

The executive council of the AFL-CIO held a special meeting last week to name their next leader, following the death of the labor federation’s longtime president, Richard Trumka. For the first time in the organization’s history, they chose a woman.

26, Aug, 2021

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Liz Shuler Elected AFL-CIO President

Liz Shuler Elected AFL-CIO President

The AFL-CIO Executive Council today elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The Executive Council also elected United Steelworkers (USW) International Vice President Fred Redmond to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer, the first African American to hold the number two office. Tefere Gebre will continue as executive vice president, rounding out the most diverse team of officers ever to lead the AFL-CIO.
20, Aug, 2021

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