Fri Aug 20, 2021, 02:25 PM
AFL-CIO elects first woman president; first African-American for No. 2 job
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/afl-cio-elects-first-woman-170615562.html
Fri, August 20, 2021, 12:06 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor organization, on Friday elected Liz Shuler, a longtime trade unionist, to serve as the federation's first woman president, succeeding Richard Trumka, who died unexpectedly earlier this month. The AFL-CIO's executive council also elected Fred Redmond, international vice president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union as secretary-treasurer, making him the first African- American to hold the organization's No. 2 office. ------------------------------- A woman for AFL-CIO President & a POC for exec council! Woohooo!!    
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onetexan | Aug 2021 | OP |
| a kennedy | Aug 2021 | #1 | |
| JoanofArgh | Aug 2021 | #2 | |
| dixiegrrrrl | Aug 2021 | #3 | |
| former9thward | Aug 2021 | #4 | |
| crickets | Aug 2021 | #5 |
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 02:33 PM
a kennedy (27,112 posts)
1. Fantastic news indeed......
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 02:34 PM
JoanofArgh (14,956 posts)
2. This is awesome!
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 05:32 PM
3. Hoffa must be spinning in his grave...where ever it might be. n/t
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 06:03 PM
former9thward (28,464 posts)
4. Fred Redmond is coming from the United Steelworkers Union.
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 07:43 PM
crickets (24,592 posts)
5. Good news - K&R for visibility.
