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Michael Sainato

US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda

a woman stands behind a lectern with a sign that reads 'save the country save the civil service'
AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler at an event in support of workers’ rights in Washington in March. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Donald Trump has staged a year of “unrelenting attacks on working people,” according to the head of the largest federation of the labor unions in the US. Now they’re preparing to fight back.

Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, said it was gearing up to challenge the US president’s “Billionaire First” agenda in 2026 – and drive candidates in key elections to stand up for “struggling” Americans.

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