Speech
Shuler: Labor and Climate Issues Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
… Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, representing 12.5 million working people across the country in 57 unions who are going to help us build the clean energy future. Thank you to the Fight for Our Future coalition for bringing us all together today. … Labor issues and climate issues are two sides of the same coin. And I believe that the solution to the climate crisis runs right through the labor movement. Unions have boots on the ground in every community, in every corner of the country. And we … the next generation of technology good union jobs from day one. Together, our movements can make that happen. And we can work to make those opportunities available to people in every community—especially those most harmed by the climate crisis. …