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… Hall University commemorating the fifth anniversary of the papacy of Pope Francis:  Good evening. I am deeply honored to be here at Seton Hall University. I want to first express my personal gratitude to President [Dr. Mary] Meehan for hosting … for joining us tonight. I look forward to hearing your thoughts in a moment. This event is only possible because of the work and devotion of many, many people. I want to recognize in particular my dear friends and brothers Charlie Wowkanech, … in decades past to find sanctuary here, who have lived and worked here, who have raised families and built careers right here under a program known as Temporary Protected Status. These are our neighbors, our friends...this is us. Tens of …

… Thank you, Brother Harry [Lombardo] , for your kind words of introduction. I’m glad to be with each and every one of you. The TWU has such an incredibly diverse membership, from public transit to aviation, … Register your families, your neighbors, your friends and relatives. We’ve got to spread the word. When the time is right, I want your members pounding the pavement, knocking doors, leafletting worksites, meeting with workers and families, … untold story of this campaign, a story we must share with our members and all working people. First, Trump loves right to work. He said it is “better for the people” and his position is “100 percent.” Meanwhile, he is fighting tooth and nail …

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler delivered the following remarks by video to the Nebraska State AFL-CIO Convention: Hello Nebraska—I  am honored to be with you—even by video. Sue [Martin], my … leading the state federation.  And to all of you, thank you for your resilience.  Our entire movement sees and feels the work Nebraska labor does. This pandemic has been devastating. And the anti-worker governor and legislature in Nebraska has … and Fischer urging them to pass the Richard L. Trumka PRO Act.  We need the PRO Act and a national public sector PRO Act right alongside it. Because today, it’s easier for corporations to stop a union than it is for a worker to form one. But we …

… 32nd General Convention: Thank you, Brother Ken (Rigmaiden), for that very kind introduction. You are a trade unionist to the core. You, Brother George (Galis) and the entire Painters and Allied Trades team are doing an incredible job lifting … family. One job should be enough!  No one should go broke just because they get sick.  No one should be afraid of dying at work or school or the mall.  No one should earn less because of their gender.  No one should be fired for who they are.  … He ripped Wall Street greed and pledged his commitment to changing the economic rules. Well, he’s changed them all right—but not to benefit any of us. Wall Street got another windfall tax cut. The new NAFTA is still more NAFTA than new. We …

… AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler's delivered the following remarks as prepared to the National Labor and Management Public Affairs Committee's 16th annual meeting in Washington, D.C.: Thank you, Paul … to start by saying: How about what we saw in Michigan last week? Where the state House repealed the disastrous, so-called “right to work” law in a new bill. One that Governor Whitmer said she is going to sign. You didn’t see it on the front pages of any of …