Liz SHULER

President of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)

President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Elizabeth H. Shuler was elected president of the AFL-CIO in June 2022. Representing 60 unions and 12.5 million members, she is the first woman leader of America’s labour movement. A longtime trade unionist, Ms Shuler believes the labour movement is the single most powerful vehicle for progress and that unions are a central force in leading lasting societal transformations. She is committed to busting myths about labour, leveraging the labour movement’s diversity for innovative approaches to social justice and making the benefits of a union voice on the job available to working people everywhere.