Shuler to Minnesota AFL-CIO: Let’s Engage the Next Generation
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| AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, right, and Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson. |
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler gave a powerful address earlier today to the Minnesota AFL-CIO’s 2009 political conference, saying union members and their allies need to work together to ensure a bright future for the generations to come.
Since being elected Sept. 16, Shuler has been traveling the country to energize union members and listen to the concerns of workers hit hard by the economic crisis. Shuler told Minnesota delegates that all of us in the union movement need to work together to address their concerns and build a strong, active and relevant movement.
The union movement built the middle class, but if we want to sustain a strong economy and a strong union movement in the future, we need to engage young workers and let them know that they, too, can benefit from having a voice on the job, Shuler said.
