Speech
Shuler to Government, Business, Judicial Leaders: Give Workers a Seat at the Table
… remarks as prepared at the Big Sky Labor & Employment Conference: Thank you, Erin, and hello, everyone. It’s great to be here in Big Sky, and I want to thank our hosts for inviting me to join all of you and for giving me the opportunity to … and dignity. And I saw how the clerical workers were treated—basically the opposite. And I knew what the difference was right away: the power linemen were in a union, the clerical workers weren’t—so we didn’t have a voice on the job. After I … incredible courage to fight for what was fair. I wanted to be a part of that! So I worked on that campaign, then I went to work as an organizer for IBEW Local 125—and I never looked back. I’ve been organizing and fighting for fairer workplaces ever …