AFL-CIO President on Trump’s First 100 Days: ‘The Labor Movement Does Not Fall in Line for Autocrats’
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler provided the labor movement’s view on the first 100 days of the Trump administration today at The 100 Days Conference.
"Democracy means rule by the people.
"I’m here today representing a labor movement which believes in that idea at our very core. Fifteen million working people who know: My voice matters. That me and my brothers and sisters are the ones who shape my union, my future, and the future of organized labor.
"And it is because of that belief in democracy that we stand up every day against the concentration of wealth and power that exists in our country right now.
"One hundred days ago, when we heard Elon Musk was going to get his own department and have a hugely outsized voice in how our government worked, we decided to do something about it. We created our own department—the Department of People Who Work for a Living—to help working people raise their voices about what’s going on in their lives.
"Organized labor gives voices like these a platform. We amplify them wherever we go, especially in this town. These stories and countless more are going to be heard in Congress and the White House, to make sure every politician claiming to carry the banner of the working class knows: What we’ve seen the past 100 days ain’t it!"