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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 1d

It was a pleasure to join my IBEW union brother Cory McCray tonight to talk about his new book, “The Apprenticeship that Saved my Life.”

As Cory says: apprenticeships are a pathway to a successful career that welcomes everyone.

Pick up your copy today! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 1d

Working families with ACA health care can’t afford for their insurance costs to more than DOUBLE.

The Trump administration must get to work to fund the government, fix the mounting health care crisis and put working people first - before it’s too late. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first | AFL-CIO

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so proud of Jessenia. Her IUOE journey is inspiring—and shows how a union apprenticeship can uplift entire communities with life-changing pay, benefits, retirement security and more.

It’s #BetterInAUnion!

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 2d

A trade apprenticeship changed Jessenia's life—now she's building community and power with Indigenous tradeswomen across the country.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s call this what it is: greed.

We don’t have to accept an economy where the top 10% can buy a second yacht while working families live paycheck-to-paycheck. A union contract is how we level the playing field and get our fair share.

The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion

All wealth groups saw gains over the past year, according to recent Fed data. But the growth has been fastest for those at the very top.

www.cnbc.com

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump admin is pausing infrastructure projects to punish Congress. Pulling the plug on these projects will hurt jobs and raise your energy bills.

Stop inflicting pain on working people.
Fund the government.
Fix the mounting health care crisis.
Put working people first.

LIUNA @weareliuna.bsky.social · 5d

Washington is in chaos.

This shutdown is nothing more than a lockout. #LIUNA members show up every day ready to build America’s infrastructure and energy future. Congress and the White House need to do their job so LIUNA members can do ours!

Watch GP Brent Booker #breakitdown

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 5d

@unitehere.org Local 23 members on strike at the Hilton Americas Houston Hotel are showing everyone the power of solidarity.

America’s unions stand with them in their historic fight for a strong new contract. One day longer, one day stronger!

UNITE HERE @unitehere.org · 6d

Hilton Americas Houston hotel workers started their second month on strike today, a historic milestone for the first ever hotel strike in Texas history! #OneMonthStronger

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 6d

“Tilly Norwood” was trained on @sagaftra.org performers' work without permission or compensation—putting actors’ jobs on the line. Corporations must respect the work of screenwriters, songwriters, designers and actors. You can’t replace artists with AI.

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly ‘Is Not an Actor… It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion’

SAG-AFTRA issued a statement on the AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood, saying she is not a real performer and can never be.

variety.com

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 6d

I was so proud to stand with @iamunion.bsky.social District 837 members at Boeing and rally today in St. Louis as they fight for a fair contract. All 15 million members of America’s unions have their backs.

When we fight together, we win!

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 6d

The Trump administration is jeopardizing working families’ jobs and key government services - just to take another swing at wrecking the Affordable Care Act.

Tell Congress: fund the government, end the mounting health care crisis and put workers first! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put workers first | AFL-CIO

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 6d

President Trump is shutting down the government, using federal workers as pawns and threatening to fire them—all to avoid fixing ACA cost spikes. They chose chaos over governing.

Put working people first. Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. aflcio.org/press/releas...

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 7d

After millions of people lost their health care from the big, ugly bill, we face an even worse health care crisis. Families can’t afford a 114% hike in insurance premiums.

Tell Congress: stop health care price spikes and permanently extend ACA tax credits! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Tell Congress: stop health care price spikes. Call: 855-493-4407 | AFL-CIO

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 7d

It was great to have my union sister @aft.org President @rweingarten.bsky.social at the House of Labor tonight for a discussion on her new book “Why Fascists Fear Teachers” and how we can fight back against attacks on teachers and schools.

Pick up a copy today! sites.prh.com/whyfascistsf...

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 7d

While working people fight to make ends meet, corporate greed and CEO pay keep rising.

Workers don’t have to accept this. A union contract is how we level the playing field and get our fair share of the profits WE create.

CEO pay increased in 2024 and is now 281 times that of the typical worker: New EPI landing page has all the details

After two uncharacteristic years of decline in 2022 and 2023, the pay for chief executive officers (CEOs) of the 350 largest firms in the U.S. increased in 2024. As of the latest data available, reali...

www.epi.org

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 8d

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org Baristas are fighting for worker justice—and a workplace where their CEO doesn’t make 6,666x what the average worker makes.

On #NationalCoffeeDay and every day, America’s unions stand with Starbucks Baristas in their fight against corporate greed.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 8d

Everyone will feel the pain of a government shutdown.

Federal workers who make our country run will be without jobs, essential services stalled, and - with no permanent extension of the ACA’s tax credits, health insurance premiums will explode.

Call Congress NOW: 855-493-4407

Federal Government Shutdown Looms: What Every Worker Must Know | AFL-CIO President

YouTube video by AFL-CIO

youtu.be

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 8d

Working people are already struggling to make ends meet—skyrocketing health insurance costs would be devastating.

We can’t afford inaction from Congress. They must permanently extend the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits.

These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown

Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit

www.usatoday.com

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 8d

Our bricklayers & allied craftworkers are meeting this moment with urgency and solidarity and setting an example for our whole movement.

At the IUBAC 2025 convention in Detroit, it’s clear: we’re organizing everywhere.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 10d

Such a pleasure to talk with @charlotteclymer.bsky.social at the @clintonglobal.bsky.social Initiative about international human rights, hope, and how even in dark times, our solidarity makes us powerful.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10d

At CGI 2025, I got a few moments with Liz Schuler, President of the AFL-CIO since 2021 and the first woman to lead the organization. We talked labor organizing, working class families, human rights, and why young people give her hope.

#CGI2025 @clintonglobal.bsky.social @aflcio.org

Interview w/ Liz Schuler, President of AFL-CIO (CGI 2025)

YouTube video by Charlotte Clymer

youtu.be

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Reposted by Liz Shuler

UAW @uaw.org · 12d

The clock is ticking at Cummins in Bloomfield, CT, and UAW Local 379 members are standing united for a fair contract that meets worker demands! Their current contract expires on Saturday, September 27. ⏰

@uawregion9a.bsky.social

Photo of UAW Local 379 members with Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla during a rainy practice picket at Cummins in Bloomfield, CT, on September 25, 2025.

Photo of the UAW Local 379 bargaining committee at Cummins in Bloomfield, CT.

Photo of a UAW Local 379 member during a rainy practice picket at Cummins in Bloomfield, CT.

Photo of UAW Local 379 members during a rainy practice picket at Cummins in Bloomfield, CT, on September 25, 2025.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 10d

The attacks the federal workers who keep our country running have faced by DOGE have been unprecedented and relentless. As one worker describes it: “I kept comparing it to a natural disaster…but it wasn’t natural.” This is a must read.
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 10d

Make no mistake: this country’s health care crisis will only worsen if Congress doesn’t extend the ACA tax credits.

22 MILLION will face extreme insurance hikes.
130,000 health care jobs will be lost.
Everyone will pay more.

You know what to do:

act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

CALL: Stop Looming Health Care Price Spikes!

On Nov. 1, Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces in most states will begin to open for enrollment for next year. Unless Congress acts, more than 90% of people enrolled in ACA health care plans w...

act.aflcio.org

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 11d

My @IBEW union sister Rachel is right: union apprenticeships change workers’ lives.

The union difference is real: better wages, better benefits, retirement security and so much more. It’s #BetterInAUnion!

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 12d

People are hurting. 60% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck. CEOs make 285x what the average worker makes. The cost-of-living keeps increasing.

I was glad to join @clintonglobal.bsky.social for a panel to say: with unions, we can create an economy that works for everyone!

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 12d

Federal workers have suffered enough from the Trump administration’s chaotic and destructive Project 2025/DOGE agenda.

We urge the administration to quit playing political games, fix the health care crisis and avoid a government shutdown. aflcio.org/press/releas...

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 12d

The federal workers who keep our air and water clean, keep our workplaces safe and help people come back after disasters are sounding the alarm: millions of families will be hurt by the Trump administration and DOGE’s cuts to our essential services.

Federal Workers Declare Five-Alarm Fires at Agencies

Braving retaliation, thousands of federal workers across six agencies have signed open letters charging that their workplaces are being hamstrung or dismantled by the Trump administration. They join f...

labornotes.org

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