In the words of AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, “The state of our unions is battle ready!”

Yesterday, the AFL-CIO hosted its second annual State of the Unions in Washington, D.C., to discuss the progress the labor movement has made in the past year and what’s at stake for working people on Election Day. Joined by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and members from UNITE HERE, the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers and the Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA), President Shuler delivered powerful remarks that fired up the crowd inside the House of Labor.

In her speech, Shuler noted the critical role unions play in delivering an election victory for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. The Blue Wall is built by unions, Shuler said. One in five voters in the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota is a union voter, which includes active members, retirees and members of the AFL-CIO community affiliate Working America. In the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, that number is even higher, at 22%.

Whether we’re at the bargaining table, on the picket line or at the ballot box, union members across the country are ready to fight for what’s right for ourselves and our communities!

If you missed the event, you can watch it in full at aflcio.tvor on C-SPAN.