Las Vegas, Nev. — Today, the Nevada State AFL-CIO’s Executive Secretary-Treasurer Susie Martinez marked Labor Day 2021 with the following statement:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Las Vegas, Nev. — Today, The AFL-CIO Executive Council today elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader, and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members.

 Today, the Senate passed The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act after months of negotiations. In total, the deal includes billions of dollars in new federal investment in America’s infrastructure that will create good-paying, union jobs for Nevada’s workers.

Carson City, Nev. — Today, the office of Governor Steve Sisolak announced that former state Senator Yvanna Cancela will serve as the Governor’s Chief of Staff.