Press Contact the Press Office Phone: 202.637.5018 Email: pressclips[at]aflcio.org Press Releases See all press releases Press Release Trumka: This Is Not the Way to Govern February 15, 2019 Press Release Collective Action Ended the Shutdown January 25, 2019 Press Release AFL-CIO Launches #StopTheShutdown Digital Campaign January 23, 2019 Meet Our Elected Leaders Richard L. Trumka President Richard L. Trumka President Richard Trumka is president of the 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO. Liz Shuler Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler Secretary-Treasurer As secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, the second-highest position in the labor movement, Liz Shuler serves as the chief financial officer of the federation and oversees six administrative departments. Tefere Gebre Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre is the Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, and in 2013 became the first immigrant, political refugee, black man and local labor council leader elected as a national officer of the AFL-CIO. Latest Report See all reports Report Industry Matters: Smarter Energy Use Is Key for U.S. Competitiveness, Jobs and Climate Efforts October 10, 2018 This report by Third Way, AFL-CIO and The Council on Competitiveness examines the reasons for making industrial efficiency and emissions reduction a national priority. Speeches See all speeches Speech Trumka: We are Living in "The Fierce Urgency of Now" January 18, 2019 Speech Trumka Welcomes 116th Congress January 10, 2019 Speech Trumka Rallies to Reopen the Government January 10, 2019
