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Liz Shuler Quotes

born 1970 United States

Elizabeth H. Shuler (born 1970) is an American labor activist and, since August 5, 2021, President of the AFL–CIO.

United States
Activists

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Every worker deserves to have protections on the job and it is the goal of the labor movement to ensure that happens.

We need to join together and speak out for good wages, great benefits, fair scheduling and equal pay for equal work

People are tired of toxic environments. They're tired of being treated poorly and not having a say in how their workplace is being shaped or changed.

Interview with CNBC (2022)

The ability to speak up for each other on the job and at the ballot box is a crucial component in determining the rights and enacting the policies that affect the lives of millions of women and their families.

It’s not enough to protect what we have, we’re not just going to recover what we have lost. This is about taking risks to define the future…on our terms.

Speech to AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention (2022)

As many women in our movement do – we find ourselves outside the spotlight, doing the hard work behind the scenes, focusing on making big plans come together to benefit the whole

Speech to AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention (2022)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Liz Shuler (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.