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Congressional Labor Caucus Highlights State of the Union Guests From the Labor Movement

March 12, 2024
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) highlighted 2024 State of the Union guests from the labor movement, including local workers, union leaders, and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

“This past year was a historic one for the labor movement, from workers winning record contracts amid skyrocketing support for unions to President Biden being the first sitting President to walk a picket line,” the Co-Chairs said.“We are thrilled that Members are bringing some of the local heroes and national leaders who made these wins possible to this year’s State of the Union address. The Labor Caucus is proud to elevate President Biden’s strong support for labor and his commitment to workers, as well as to honor our guests’ incredible contributions.”  

House Democrats’ State of the Union guests from the labor movement include:

  • April Verrett, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU (Leader Hakeem Jeffries)
  • Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO (Rep. Mark Pocan)
  • Steve Dawes, Region 1D Director, UAW (Rep. Dan Kildee)
  • April Williams, Certified Wound Care Nurse in the VA St. Louis Health Care System and legislative coordinator for American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 96 (Rep. Nikki Budzinski)
  • Rick Levy, President, Texas AFL-CIO (Rep. Greg Casar)
  • Sal Rosselli, President, National Union of Health Care Workers (NUHW) (Rep. Katie Porter)
  • April Sims, President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (Rep. Marilyn Strickland)
  • Julie Lind, Executive Secretary-Treasurer for the San Mateo County Central Labor Council and Vice-President of the California Labor Federation (Rep. Kevin Mullin)
  • Carla Gates, worker protection advocate and widow of late USPS mail carrier Eugene Gates (Rep. Jasmine Crockett)
  • Teila Allmond, Instructor and Recruitment Coordinator, IBEW Local 98 (Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon)
  • Linda Powell, Executive Vice President, SAG-AFTRA (Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
  • Matt Frantzen, President, UAW Local 1268 (Rep. Bill Foster)
  • Vennicia Kingston, Co-Chair, Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Women’s Council (Rep. Gabe Amo)
  • Priscilla Higuera Valentine, bilingual English-as-a-Second-Language teacher and union representative with the Boston Teachers Union (Rep. Ayanna Pressley)  
  • Jackie White Anderson, President, Houston Federation of Teachers (Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee)