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Liz Shuler

@lizshuler.bsky.social

President of the AFL-CIO. Oregonian. Home union IBEW. Solidarity forever! she/her #1u

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It was a pleasure to join my IBEW union brother Cory McCray tonight to talk about his new book, โ€œThe Apprenticeship that Saved my Life.โ€

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

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

07.10.2025 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first | AFL-CIO

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

Working families with ACA health care canโ€™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 itโ€™s too late. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

06.10.2025 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m so proud of Jessenia. Her IUOE journey is inspiringโ€”and shows how a union apprenticeship can uplift entire communities with life-changing pay, benefits, retirement security and more.

Itโ€™s #BetterInAUnion!

06.10.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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.

Letโ€™s call this what it is: greed.

We donโ€™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.

05.10.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 136    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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.

04.10.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

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

02.10.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI Actress Tilly Norwood Condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly โ€˜Is Not an Actorโ€ฆ It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotionโ€™ SAG-AFTRA issued a statement on the AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood, saying she is not a real performer and can never be.

โ€œTilly Norwoodโ€ was trained on @sagaftra.org performers' work without permission or compensationโ€”putting actorsโ€™ jobs on the line. Corporations must respect the work of screenwriters, songwriters, designers and actors. You canโ€™t replace artists with AI.

02.10.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 Americaโ€™s unions have their backs.

When we fight together, we win!

01.10.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put workers first | AFL-CIO

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

The Trump administration is jeopardizing working familiesโ€™ 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...

01.10.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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President Trump is shutting down the government, using federal workers as pawns and threatening to fire themโ€”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...

01.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tell Congress: stop health care price spikes. Call: 855-493-4407 | AFL-CIO

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

After millions of people lost their health care from the big, ugly bill, we face an even worse health care crisis. Families canโ€™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...

01.10.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 โ€œWhy Fascists Fear Teachersโ€ and how we can fight back against attacks on teachers and schools.

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

01.10.2025 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

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

Workers donโ€™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.

30.09.2025 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org Baristas are fighting for worker justiceโ€”and a workplace where their CEO doesnโ€™t make 6,666x what the average worker makes.

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

30.09.2025 01:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 178    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Federal Government Shutdown Looms: What Every Worker Must Know | AFL-CIO President
YouTube video by AFL-CIO Federal Government Shutdown Looms: What Every Worker Must Know | AFL-CIO President

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 ACAโ€™s tax credits, health insurance premiums will explode.

Call Congress NOW: 855-493-4407

29.09.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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

Working people are already struggling to make ends meetโ€”skyrocketing health insurance costs would be devastating.

We canโ€™t afford inaction from Congress. They must permanently extend the Affordable Care Actโ€™s tax credits.

29.09.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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, itโ€™s clear: weโ€™re organizing everywhere.

29.09.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

27.09.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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 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 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 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.

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

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. โฐ

@uawregion9a.bsky.social

25.09.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

The attacks the federal workers who keep our country running have faced by DOGE have been unprecedented and relentless. As one worker describes it: โ€œI kept comparing it to a natural disasterโ€ฆbut it wasnโ€™t natural.โ€ This is a must read.
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

27.09.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

Make no mistake: this countryโ€™s health care crisis will only worsen if Congress doesnโ€™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...

27.09.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 149    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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My @IBEW union sister Rachel is right: union apprenticeships change workersโ€™ lives.

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

26.09.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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!

26.09.2025 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Federal workers have suffered enough from the Trump administrationโ€™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...

25.09.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

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 DOGEโ€™s cuts to our essential services.

25.09.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It was great to join Justice for Migrant Women to honor the 10th anniversary of the Latina Equal Pay Campaign.

Latina women in unions earn $222 per week more than those who arenโ€™t in a union. To close the Latina pay gap, we must bring the promise of a union contract to more workers!

24.09.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too. A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions.

Iโ€™ve met with thousands of workers across the country - not one of them has said that the government should be ripping away peopleโ€™s health care.

But the Trump administration wants to use AI to deny Medicare patients the treatment they need.

24.09.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.

AI should be used to make workersโ€™ lives easier, not put their jobs in jeopardy.

We need guardrails in place that protect workersโ€™ jobs and rights. Otherwise, advances in AI will be a big gift to Big Tech while workers scramble to make ends meet.

24.09.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity

The Trump administration took away food assistance from millions of families and kids to pay for tax breaks for giant corporations, then cancelled the governmentโ€™s study on hunger.

Another disgusting attack on working families.

23.09.2025 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 122    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Secretary Doug Collins promised to be a champion for VA workers. Instead, he ripped up their union contracts and fired thousands of workers.

Iโ€™m so proud of Americaโ€™s unions, who rallied to tell Sec. Collins to stand up for veterans' care and restore VA workersโ€™ union rights!

23.09.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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