The AFL-CIO Executive Council recognizes the service of Lloyd Howell Jr., former executive director of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).
Howell began his tenure as the union’s executive director in 2023 and, over the next two years, led the union in its fight to secure better salaries and benefits, and improvements to player health and safety.
In 2024, he was appointed to the Executive Council and was a valued member of the AFL-CIO Sports Council, a working group of professional athletes’ unions dedicated to aligning the interests of professional athletes on areas of common concern with other workers in the sports industry.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council wishes Lloyd Howell Jr. well in his next endeavors.