Speech
Fred Redmond Acceptance Speech at the 29th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention
… at the 29th AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention. Thank you, Liz [Shuler]. Let me say how proud I am of you, how proud I am to serve alongside you. And how excited I am to continue our work together. When we were down in Alabama earlier this year in support of the Warrior Met strikers I overheard one of the … said, “That woman is union from the hair on the top of her head to the dirt on the bottom of her shoes.” He was absolutely right. You are union through and through. You are tough, smart and strong. And you are, without a doubt, the right person to …