Dobbs Decision Anniversary: Remarks from AFL-CIO President
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- AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler stated that Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision has unleashed hardship for workers, impacting women’s economic security and health care decisions.
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- Shuler emphasized the role of good union jobs in fighting gender discrimination, and affirmed AFL-CIO's commitment to comprehensive health coverage in union contracts.
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- She highlighted the harmful effects of Dobbs on women of color and working-class families, and pledged AFL-CIO's commitment against attacks on fundamental freedoms.
AFL-CIO President Discusses Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson on Working Women
Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO President, shares her stance on the effects of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on this significant court case's second anniversary. She elucidates how the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Trump-influenced Supreme Court violated half a century of established laws, denying workers the right to personal healthcare decisions.
Shuler emphasizes the ensuing hardship Dobbs triggered, forcing some workers to forfeit their jobs and travel interstate for medical consultation. She underlines that access to reproductive health care is pivotal to women's economic stability and personal life decisions; it's equally a core issue in collective bargaining. The AFL-CIO, with pride, spearheaded the pursuit for comprehensive health coverage in union contracts.
She further argues that good union jobs empower working women to combat gender bias, whether it's about bridging wage gaps, securing paid family leave, or reinstating reproductive freedom. These rights have been hard-earned over time, and there is no plan to relent them now.
The aftermath of Dobbs has incited dangerous consequences, with women of color and working-class families—who are already disproportionately burdened by healthcare accessibility—experiencing the most detriment. Shuler reaffirms AFL-CIO's unwavering commitment to gender and economic equality, and their collective resistance against any assaults on their fundamental liberties.
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