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The president of the AFL-CIO says she's committed to the fight against Trump's immigration policies
Liz Shuler, President of AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the country, has been speaking out against the ICE raids across the country.
Getty / Kevin Dietsch
BY Sara Braun
June 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM EDT
Liz Shuler knows she has a long summer ahead of her. Over the past week, the president of the AFL-CIO, which has more than 15 million members, has seen organized labor’s ongoing battle with the Trump administration come under an even brighter spotlight.
David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union of California (SEIU), was arrested on June 6 during a demonstration against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Los Angeles’s garment district. His detention set off alarm bells among unions across the country, and made it clear that organized labor would play a major role in the ongoing saga over Trump’s immigration crackdowns.
More protests are planned for this weekend, but the next few months may prove to be critical for unions, and whether or not they are able to successfully push back against the president’s policies.
Fortune sat down with Shuler to discuss her thoughts on Huerta’s arrest, the AFL-CIO’s long-term plans, and what it’s like to lead America’s largest federation of labor unions under the Trump administration.
FULL story: https://fortune.com/2025/06/14/union-president-liz-shuler-afl-cio-immigration-protests/