Richard Trumka, Liz Shuler and Tefere Gebre were re-elected as the AFL-CIO's top officers at its 2017 Convention in St. Louis. What We’re Doing Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply October 22, 2017 Speech Tefere Gebre Acceptance Speech at the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention Acceptance speech from Tefere Gebre as AFL-CIO Executive Vice President at the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention. October 22, 2017 Speech Liz Shuler Acceptance Speech at the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention Acceptance speech from Liz Shuler as AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer at the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention. October 22, 2017 Speech Richard L. Trumka Acceptance Speech at the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention Acceptance speech from Richard L. Trumka as AFL-CIO President at the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention.