Leadership Team
The top three officers are: President Richard Trumka Secretary-Treasurer - Liz Shuler Executive Vice-President - Arlene Holt Baker 43 Vice Presidents elected by membership Mr. Trumka has proven to be a bold, intelligent, hands-on leader and activist visionary who supports aggressive, nonviolent methods to push for changes. He was elected AFL-CIO President in 2009 after serving since 1995 as secretary-treasurer. Trumka spent 1982 to 1995 as President of the United Mine Workers of America union, an AFL-CIO member.
Richard Trumka hails from an immigrant family of Pennsylvania coal miners. He labored in mines while working his way through college and law school. For more, see Profile of Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President.
Governance of the AFL-CIO is primary done via the Executive Committee, which is comprised of President Richard Trumka and 19 vice presidents.
President Obama on Labor Unions
Per President Obama, "Much of what we now take for granted—the 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, health insurance, paid leave, pensions, Social Security and Medicare—were made possible by the hard work and dedicated struggle of America’s labor movement.
"It was labor unions that led the fight to improve working conditions and labor standards. In doing so, we have helped to build the largest middle class in history and demonstrated that we are stronger together than as individuals."
Mission of the AFL-CIO
"The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our nation. To accomplish this mission we will build and change the American labor movement," per the AFL-CIO website. This mission is accomplished by: Broad Movement - Building "a broad movement of American workers by organizing workers into unions. We will recruit and train the next generation of organizers, mass the resources needed to organize and create the strategies to win organizing campaigns and union contracts." Strong Political Voice - Building "a strong political voice for workers in our nation. We will fight for an agenda for working families at all levels of government... We will build a broad progressive coalition that speaks out for social and economic justice. We will create a political force... that will empower workers and speak forcefully on the public issues that affect our lives." Vibrant, Effective Voice - Changing the "labor movement by creating a new voice for workers in our communities. We will make the voices of working families heard across our nation and in our neighborhoods. We will create vibrant community labor councils that reach out to workers at the local level... We will speak out in effective and creative ways on behalf of all working Americans."Member Labor Unions
Largest of the 57 labor unions that affiliate with the AFL-CIO are: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) - 1,467,138 members American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - 889,347 members International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) - 725,000 members United Steel Workers (USW) - 705,190 members International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) - 646,933 members International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) - 400,000 members National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) - 300,000 members International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) - 272,000 membersOther AFL-CIO affiliated labor unions represent nurses, police officers, pilots, school administrators, painters, office workers, engineers, writers, musicians, and professional athletes, including the National Football League Players Association.
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