⚡ TOP 20 PRO-UNION HEROES — ALIVE TODAY
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20 heroes
01FRONTLINE LEADERS
Shawn Fain
President · United Auto Workers
UAW · 400,000 members · Detroit, MI
First UAW president directly elected by members. Led the first-ever simultaneous strike against GM, Ford, and Stellantis in 2023 — won 25% wage increases, cost-of-living adjustments, pension restorati...
UAWStrike LeaderOrganizerBig Three
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding they support the PRO Act — the legislation Shawn Fain has championed as the key to restoring union organizing rights across America.📬 uaw.org · Facebook: UAW · @ShawnFainUAW
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02FRONTLINE LEADERS
Liz Shuler
President · AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO · 12.5 million members · 55 unions · Washington DC
Leads the largest union federation in America. First woman ever to lead the AFL-CIO. Calling out anti-union attacks daily in 2026 — coordinating the unified labor movement's strategy to take back the ...
AFL-CIO12.5M MembersPolitical PowerProject 2025 Fighter
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator supporting AFL-CIO's legislative priorities — the PRO Act, Davis-Bacon protection, and NLRB independence legislation.📬 aflcio.org · @LizShuler
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03FRONTLINE LEADERS
Sara Nelson
President · Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
AFA-CWA · 55,000 members · 20 airlines · AFL-CIO Executive Council
Called America's Most Powerful Flight Attendant by the New York Times. Threatened a general strike in 2019 and ended Trump's 35-day government shutdown. Won $54 billion in COVID relief for 2 million a...
AFA-CWAGeneral StrikeOrganizerMedia Voice
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator supporting the PRO Act and legislation banning mandatory captive audience meetings — Sara Nelson's top legislative priorities.📬 afacwa.org · @FlyingWithSara
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04SENATE WARRIORS
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Ranking Member · Senate HELP Committee
I-VT · 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Washington DC 20510 · (202) 224-5141
The most consistently pro-union senator in American history still serving. Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee — the committee with jurisdiction over the NLRB, OSHA, Davis-Bacon, and every maj...
HELP Committee50-Year RecordPRO ActFight the Oligarchy
YOUR ACTION:
Write directly to Senator Sanders thanking him for his leadership on the HELP Committee and urging him to hold hearings on NLRB independence and the NLRA Constitutional challenge.📬 sanders.senate.gov/contact · (202) 224-5141
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05SENATE WARRIORS
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
U.S. Senator · D-MA
D-MA · 309 Hart Senate Office Building · Washington DC 20510 · (202) 224-4543
The Senate's sharpest voice on corporate accountability and worker rights. Co-sponsor of the PRO Act, the Cesar Chavez Workplace Democracy Act, and Davis-Bacon protection legislation. Has been on pick...
PRO ActPension WatchdogCorporate AccountabilityDavis-Bacon
YOUR ACTION:
Write to Senator Warren urging her to co-sponsor the Workplace Democracy Act banning permanent replacement of striking workers and to hold the line on Davis-Bacon protections.📬 warren.senate.gov/contact · (202) 224-4543
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06BUILDING TRADES GENERALS✓ YOUR TRADES
Kenneth W. Cooper
International President · IBEW
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 887,000 members · Washington DC
Leads the largest electrical union in North America with 887,000 members as of 2026. Started as a journeyman wireman in Mansfield, Ohio in 1985 — came up through every level of the union. Now leading ...
IBEW887K MembersNuclear PowerData Centers
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator supporting nuclear energy workforce development legislation and demanding that all new nuclear and data center construction projects use Project Labor Agreements.📬 ibew.org · @IBEW
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07BUILDING TRADES GENERALS✓ YOUR TRADES
Mark McManus
General President · United Association
UA Plumbers & Pipefitters · 340,000+ members · Washington DC
General President of the United Association — the union representing every pipefitter, plumber, HVAC tech, and sprinkler fitter on major industrial construction in America. Directly relevant to LNG te...
UA Pipefitters340K MembersLNGNuclearAFL-CIO
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding Project Labor Agreements on all LNG, nuclear, and major infrastructure projects — the work UA members build every day.📬 ua.org · @UnitedAssoc
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08BUILDING TRADES GENERALS✓ YOUR TRADES
Brent Booker
General President · LIUNA
Laborers' International Union of North America · 500,000+ members · Washington DC
Third-generation union member — son and grandson of Laborers' local leaders. 11th General President of LIUNA. Spent 10 years as NABTU Secretary-Treasurer negotiating project labor agreements for offsh...
LIUNA500K MembersHeavy IndustrialVeteransInfrastructure
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator opposing any cuts to Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits that directly fund union laborer jobs on energy projects across America.📬 liuna.org · @LIUNA_HQ
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09BUILDING TRADES GENERALS✓ YOUR TRADES
Eric Dean
General President · Iron Workers International
Iron Workers · 125,000 members · Washington DC
General President of the Ironworkers — the men and women who build every bridge, high-rise, stadium, and industrial structure in America. On the front lines fighting the gutting of clean energy tax cr...
Iron WorkersHigh SteelInfrastructureBuilding Trades
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding they protect clean energy tax credit provisions that fund union ironworker jobs on wind, solar, and industrial construction projects.📬 ironworkers.org · @Ironworkers
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10MOVEMENT BUILDERS
Christian Smalls
President · Amazon Labor Union
ALU · Staten Island, NY · Founded April 2022
Amazon fired him for organizing during COVID. So he organized Amazon's first union in American history — winning the election April 1, 2022 at the Staten Island warehouse with almost no money and no o...
AmazonGrassrootsHistoric WinFirst Contract
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding they pressure Amazon to bargain in good faith with the ALU and support PRO Act provisions requiring binding arbitration after 90 days of failed first contract negotiations.📬 amazonlaborunion.org · @Shut_downDC
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11MOVEMENT BUILDERS
April Verrett
President · SEIU
Service Employees International Union · 2 million members · Washington DC
Leads the second-largest union in America representing home care workers, janitors, security guards, and airport workers. Spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Under Verrett, SEIU has been...
SEIU2M MembersService WorkersPolitical Power
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator supporting SEIU's push for legislation extending NLRA protections to gig economy and app-based workers currently misclassified as independent contractors.📬 seiu.org · @SEIU
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12MOVEMENT BUILDERS
Lee Saunders
President · AFSCME
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees · 1.4M members
Leads AFSCME — the largest union of public service workers in America. Fighting daily against Schedule F and the gutting of civil service protections that protect 1.4 million AFSCME members. DOGE is f...
AFSCME1.4M MembersPublic WorkersSchedule F Fighter
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding they co-sponsor legislation codifying civil service protections and nullifying Schedule F executive orders that have stripped bargaining rights from over 1 million federal workers.📬 afscme.org · @AFSCME
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13MOVEMENT BUILDERS
Claude Cummings Jr.
President · CWA
Communications Workers of America · 700,000 members · Washington DC
Leads CWA — the parent union of the Association of Flight Attendants, NABET, and the nation's leading tech worker organizing effort. CWA is leading the charge to unionize tech workers at major tech co...
CWA700K MembersTech WorkersTelecomAFA Parent
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator supporting CWA's push for telecommunications workers' protections and tech worker organizing rights under the PRO Act.📬 cwa-union.org · @CWAUnion
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14POLITICAL FIGHTERS
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Representative · NY-14
House of Representatives · Bronx & Queens · Former bartender
Joined Bernie Sanders on the Fight the Oligarchy tour in 2025. Has walked picket lines at Amazon, Starbucks, and UAW strikes — the first politician many workers have ever seen show up on their picket ...
PRO ActPicket LineFight the OligarchyOrganizer
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your representative demanding they co-sponsor the PRO Act and publicly oppose Project 2025 labor provisions — ask them to follow AOC's lead.📬 ocasio-cortez.house.gov · @AOC
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15POLITICAL FIGHTERS
Gwynne Wilcox
Former NLRB Board Member — Fired Illegally Jan 27 2025
NLRB · Term expires 2028 · Still fighting in federal court
Trump fired her illegally before her term expired — triggering the 345-day NLRB quorum crisis that cost 59,000 workers their union elections in 2025. She fought back in court. The DC Circuit reinstate...
NLRB DefenderLegal FightWrongful Firing345 Days
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding they introduce legislation requiring Senate confirmation before NLRB board members can be removed — and publicly support restoring Gwynne Wilcox to her lawful seat.📬 Support via AFL-CIO advocacy page · nlrb.gov
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16POLITICAL FIGHTERS
Rep. Bobby Scott
Ranking Member · House Education & Workforce Committee
D-VA · 2101 Rayburn House Office Building · Washington DC 20515 · (202) 225-8351
The Ranking Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee — the House committee that writes labor law. Bobby Scott has been the most consistent pro-labor voice in the House for over 30 years. ...
House Educ/WorkforcePRO ActDavis-Bacon30-Year Record
YOUR ACTION:
Write directly to Rep. Scott thanking him for his ranking member work and urging him to hold press events publicizing the 25 anti-union threats documented on this platform.📬 bobbyscott.house.gov · (202) 225-8351
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17POLITICAL FIGHTERS
Jennifer Abruzzo
Former NLRB General Counsel — Fired Day 1 of Trump's Second Term
NLRB 2021–2025 · Called best GC in a generation by labor leaders
As Biden's NLRB General Counsel she ran the most pro-worker enforcement agenda the NLRB had seen in decades. Won 54% more reinstatement offers for illegally fired workers. Ruled captive audience meeti...
NLRB70% Win RateEnforcementCaptive AudienceWrongful Firing
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding legislation making the NLRB General Counsel removable only for cause — protecting the position from being weaponized by any future administration.📬 Contact via AFL-CIO · LaborNotes reporting · Georgetown Law coverage
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18POLITICAL FIGHTERS
Harold Daggett
President · International Longshoremen's Association
ILA · 50,000 members · East Coast & Gulf Coast ports
Led the first major U.S. port strike in 47 years — 50,000 ILA members walked off East Coast and Gulf Coast docks in October 2024, shutting down 36 port facilities. The action demonstrated that organiz...
ILAPort StrikeSupply Chain50K MembersLeverage
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator supporting the ILA's push for legislation protecting port workers from automation displacement and ensuring any new port technology agreements include union labor protections.📬 ilaunion.org · @ILAunion
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19PUBLIC ADVOCATES
Robert Reich
Labor Secretary 1993–1997 · Professor · Author · Daily Activist
UC Berkeley · Substack · Film · Former Clinton Cabinet
Former Labor Secretary under Clinton. Now one of the most effective public communicators for labor rights in America — reaching millions daily through social media, Substack, and film. Authored Saving...
Public VoiceEconomicsEducationMediaSaving Capitalism
YOUR ACTION:
Share Robert Reich's content with every non-union worker you know. His Substack and social media channels are some of the best recruitment tools for public support of union organizing.📬 robertreich.substack.com · @RBReich
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20PUBLIC ADVOCATES
Derrick Johnson
President & CEO · NAACP
NAACP · Washington DC · National coalition partner
The intersection of civil rights and labor rights is not abstract — Black workers are disproportionately represented in unions and disproportionately harmed by anti-union laws. Right to Work laws deva...
NAACPCivil RightsCoalitionRTW FighterVoting Rights
YOUR ACTION:
Write to your senator demanding they oppose Right to Work legislation at the federal level and support the full PRO Act — following the NAACP-AFL-CIO coalition's unified legislative agenda.📬 naacp.org · @NAACP
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