During Pittsburgh Visit, AFL-CIO President Says Unions Are on the Rise

By An-Li Herring | WESA

Published March 31, 2022 at 7:59 AM EDT

1 May 2018; Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO on centre stage during day one of Collision 2018 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

With workers quitting their jobs at historic rates, one of the nation’s top labor leaders says unions are gaining momentum. WESA’s An-Li Herring reports AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler spoke in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

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(Original air-date: 3/31/22)

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An-Li Herring | WESA

An-Li Herring is a reporter for 90.5 WESA, with a focus on economic policy, local government, and the courts. She previously interned for NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg in Washington, DC, and the investigations team at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A Pittsburgh native, An-Li completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and earned her law degree from Stanford University.

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