Delegates to the AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh this summer elected Richard Trumka as president and Liz Shuler as secretary-treasurer, and re-elected Arlene Holt Baker as executive vice president of the 11.5-million member labor federation.

Shuler, 39, is the youngest person ever to become an officer of the AFL-CIO.

The trio was voted into office by acclamation during the five-day convention, held Sept. 13-17. Trumka previously served as AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer; Shuler is the former executive assistant to Electrical Workers (IBEW) President Edwin Hill.

Convention delegates also elected 51 vice presidents who will make up the AFL-CIO Executive Council. AFT President Randi Weingarten was among the vice presidents re-elected to the council.

Meanwhile, the 265,000-member UNITE HERE rejoined the AFL-CIO on the final day of the convention.

Underscoring the importance of unity within the labor movement at a moment when working families have an opportunity to win landmark improvements in jobs, health care and labor law, AFL-CIO President Trumka presented a charter to UNITE HERE President John Wilhelm.