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Lauren Miller

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Director of Comms/Public Affairs, @aflcio.org. OG team Elizabeth Warren (2012-2021). LA/DC/BOS. She/her. #persist

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Nov 11

Oh hi, new followers! I'm Lauren. I run the comms team at the AFL-CIO. Worked for Sen Elizabeth Warren for about a decade. One of the OG digital directors of progressive politics. Californian by birth, adopted Washingtonian/Bostonian. Love baseball/basketball. Watch a lot of movies. Nice to see ya!

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 12h

America's unions will see you in court.

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 1d

Smell you later, Philly!

#ILoveLA

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 2d

Today was a good day!

Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 3d

“Our livelihoods should not be used as pawns or bargaining chips, whether it is threatening one set of workers after another, canceling construction projects, or jacking up electricity prices on top of higher health insurance premiums.”
-AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 3d

AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social has sent a new letter to President Trump, urging him on behalf of our 15 million members and working people across the country to stop this administration’s squeeze on working families during the shutdown. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler called on President Trump today to stop “squeezing working people until they abandon demands to address a mounting health care crisis.” and immediately fund the government, fix the health care crisis, and put America’s working people first.

In a new letter, she demands Trump meet with congressional leaders and find a funding solution to end the government shutdown, warning that every day this drags on threatens millions of jobs and price hikes working families can’t afford. “The people who work for a living—the people I represent—are the backbone of this country,” Shuler writes. “Our livelihoods should not be used as pawns or bargaining chips, whether it is threatening one set of workers after another, canceling construction projects, or jacking up electricity prices on top of higher health insurance premiums.”

Representing the nation’s largest labor federation of 63 labor unions and nearly 15 million working people, Shuler lays out the cascading effects of the government shutdown and skyrocketing health care costs that will crush workers if President Trump doesn’t act.

After months of DOGE-driven chaos, around 750,000 federal workers have been locked out of their jobs and 1.4 million more are forced to work without pay. As Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought threatens illegal firings and cancels funding for critical energy and infrastructure projects, Shuler raises the alarm on the risk this shutdown poses to the economy across industries, from the transportation and construction workforces to local and state governments.

In the letter, Shuler cautions that if the Affordable Care Act tax credits aren’t extended, some 22 million Americans will be forced to pay 114% more for their health care premiums, ultimately driving up health care costs for everyone—including the 179 million people with employer-based coverage—and leading to the loss of more than 100,000 health care jobs. “Anyone who cares about working people should want to explore ways to avoid these price hikes, this loss of health care and these job losses,” Shuler writes, reminding Trump, “it’s a crisis you can undo.”

The letter concludes, “[w]e implore you to meet with the leaders of the House and Senate to find a solution that funds the government, fixes the health care crisis, and puts working people first.”

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 10d

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 10d

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 10d

Update: We sunk your Nazi battleship.

Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 12

This is Heritage Foundation Chief Economist EJ Antoni, Trump's new nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.

And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.

Screenshot of a Fox Business News broadcast on Inauguration Day 2025, where EJ Antoni has Nazi battleship art on his wall.

YouTube screenshot of EJ Antoni doing a Main Street Matters interview on the Job Creators Network, where he has Nazi battleship art on his wall.

YouTube screenshot of EJ Antoni doing an interview with @kitco, where he has Nazi battleship art on his wall.

Screenshot of the Nazi battleship art for sale online.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 10d

Our message to the Trump administration is clear:

Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 18d

We’re glad that all of our union members at Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be back to work tomorrow. Their jobs never should have been on the line in the first place.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 18d

BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show will return to ABC's airwaves on Tuesday, the Walt Disney Company says.

Jimmy Kimmel's show returning on Tuesday, ABC announces

The network pulled the show after the Federal Communications Commission chair threatened to revoke ABC affiliate licenses after the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's death.

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 23d

For those not paying attention: the bill to overturn Trump's EO to bust federal workers' unions has a discharge petition with 216 signatures in the House, and a brand-new Senate companion that every Senate Dem, Independent + Murkowski is on as original cosponsors. 👀

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 23d

We applaud the Senate introduction of the Protect America’s Workforce Act.

Thank you @markwarner.bsky.social, Senator Chris Van Hollen and @schumer.senate.gov for standing with federal workers and their collective bargaining rights. All senators should support this bipartisan bill.

Labor Movement Applauds Senate Introduction of Protect America’s Workforce Act | AFL-CIO

The AFL-CIO and affiliated unions representing federal workers applauded the introduction of the Protect America’s Workforce Act in the U.S. Senate today. The legislation would reverse two executive o...

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 24d

Robert Redford gave us two of the best political movies ever made (The Candidate and All the President's Men), and one of the greatest baseball movies ever made (The Natural).

I'll miss him.

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · 28d

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 28d

Welcome to the WGA, Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures! Writers on future seasons of Alma’s Way, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Carl the Collector will now have a union.

Writers at both production companies will work under the terms reached between the WGA and PBS in December, 2024.

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Sep 7

I don't know the Greek word for mensch, but whatever it is, that was Nick Mitropoulos. Sending love to my many friends touched by Nick's kindness and generosity. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/07/m...

Nicholas Mitropoulos, confidant to mayors, governors, and presidential contenders, dies at 73 - The Boston Globe

As an adviser and mentor to elected officials, "he always saw the best in people," Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said. "He could pick out talent and a drive to serve."

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Sep 5

It’s time to #PayThePlayers what you owe them, @wnba.com.

America’s unions stand with the WNBPA as they fight for their fair share of the profits THEY create ✊

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hey Boston, the first-ever Labor Day Parade is happening Monday morning from the State House to Government Center. Avoid Storrow Drive, jump on the T, and show everyone that Boston is a union town. ✊ #mapoli

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Aug 31

Boston! Come join @gblcboston.bsky.social Monday at 9:30 a.m. for the city’s first Labor Day parade!

Be part of history and stand with the labor movement and working families to say: workers over billionaires!

Boston’s First Labor Day Parade · AFL-CIO

🎉 Be Part of History and Join Boston’s First Labor Day Parade! 🚶‍♀️✊ The Greater Boston Labor Council is making history with Boston’s first-ever Labor Day Parade! YOU’RE invited to march with us! 💥 W...

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 30

The labor movement and our allies are holding 1000+ events across the country this Workers' Labor Day. Find an event near you: workerslaborday.org

Map graphic that shows pinpoints all over the country where there are Labor Day events.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Aug 27

Tune in today for AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social’s annual Labor Day State of the Unions address, where she’ll discuss the fight ahead for working families, our labor movement and our country. aflcio.tv

Workers’ Labor Day. President Liz Shuler’s State of the Unions. Wednesday, August 27, 11 a.m. ET | aflcio.tv | #WorkersDeserve

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Aug 26

An @afm-union.bsky.social and @sagaftra.org gal.

An NFLPA guy.

We love a union love story. Congrats Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce!

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 26

This Labor Day weekend, there are hundreds of rallies, marches, parades, trainings, and more happening for you to join - led by our @aflcio.org labor movement and allies all across the country.

Find an event here: workerslaborday.org

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Trump administration's Department of Labor launched a new website today for the country's 250th birthday "Celebrating the American Worker."

The banner image of the website is an AI-generated stock photo.

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Screenshot of the U.S. Department of Labor website kicking off their official celebration of America's 250th birthday. It includes a banner image of a welder with an American flag behind them. https://www.dol.gov/general/America250

Adobe Stock Photo screenshot of the same photo of welder with the American flag behind them for sale. The caption states that the image was generated with AI. https://stock.adobe.com/images/American-Welder-at-Work-Sparks-Fly-Patriotism-Metal-Fabrication-Industry/1532917007

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Aug 15

The Trump administration’s attempted federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police and the deployment of the National Guard in the streets of DC threatens the freedoms and livelihoods of working people, including our union members. aflcio.org/press/releas...

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Allegra Kirkland @allegrak.bsky.social · Aug 13

Feel like it should be a bigger deal that 379,000 civil servants—more than 2.6% of all unionized workers in the United States—lost collective bargaining rights in the past week.

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Courts Let Trump Strip Collective Bargaining Rights From Huge Number of Federal Workers

Just days after a federal appeals court cleared the way for President...

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 12

This is Heritage Foundation Chief Economist EJ Antoni, Trump's new nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.

And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Aug 12

The legally-required monthly jobs report provides important, reliable information about the state of America’s workforce. Suspending it would be a radical and irresponsible move that would cause more economic uncertainty for businesses, policymakers and most importantly workers.

Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner suggests suspending the monthly jobs report | CNN Business

EJ Antoni, nominated by President Donald Trump Monday to become the next commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggested that the agency should suspend its monthly jobs report, claiming it ...

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Lauren Miller @laurenmiller.bsky.social · Aug 11

I live literally in the middle of the curfew zone in DC. Nothing about this will keep me or anyone else in DC safer - in fact, it scares the crap out of me to have a bunch of emboldened officers antagonizing the kids that hang out by my apartment.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 11

Breaking news: President Trump announced that he would place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploy the National Guard to the streets of D.C. to fight crime and clear the city of its homeless population.

Trump readies federal moves on D.C. crime, takes over D.C. police

The president is planning to flex his law enforcement power over Washington, declaring that he would clear the city of homeless people and crack down on crime.

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