Speech
Liz Shuler Acceptance Speech at the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention
… you for your support. Thank you for your vote. It’s been an honor serving as your Secretary-Treasurer and I look forward to another four years with my partners Rich and Tefere. To my brother Lonnie Stephenson, thank you for nominating me. I … electricians who travel sometimes joke that IBEW stands for “I’ve Been Every Where.” Since you elected me in 2009, our work together really has taken me everywhere. (And my husband Dave can attest to that...thank you honey). Yes, … communities, like responding to disasters and showing the union cares...if we demonstrate value, we become essential. And right to work becomes irrelevant, because workers will want to join us. Earlier, I said I was breathless. It’s because I feel …