AFL-CIO President Shuler Poised for Victory, Steep Challenges

When AFL-CIO delegates meet for their convention next week, there will be plenty of questions about the future of the US labor movement—but none about who will be leading them.

The federation’s top officers—including President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond—are running unopposed, meaning they’ll likely remain atop the nation’s largest labor federation for at least the rest of President Joe Biden’s term. At the same time, they’ll be confronting an increasingly restless left wing of the labor movement eager for fights with prominent companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc.

The death of former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka ...