Tag: Richard Trumka
Labor reacts to Biden’s American Jobs Plan
President Joe Biden’s announcement of his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan brings us one step closer to repairing, rebuilding and restoring our country, says...
YOUR LETTERS: Biden’s ‘Buy American’ executive order will boost economy
The concept of Buy American is simple: Our tax dollars should be used to create jobs and advance production here at home.
For far too...
YOUR LETTERS: Fixing the systems that have failed working families
We welcome President Biden’s actions to reverse the Trump administration’s cruel, racist and divisive immigration policies and introduce constructive, inclusive alternatives. These essential steps...
A special message to union members who voted for Trump
‘Policies an attack on workers’
Even as the AFL-CIO announced its endorsement of Joe Biden last week, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka noted that many frustrated...
OPINION: Safety first: Working people’s plan for reopening the economy the...
By RICHARD TRUMKA
President
AFL-CIO
The coronavirus pandemic continues to pose an unprecedented threat to our lives and livelihoods. Right now, the greatest mistake we can make...
Eyes of the Labor Movement are on Missouri as workers fight...
Labor 2018 Campaign kicks off in St. Louis with rally and day of action to Vote NO on Prop A
By TIM ROWDEN
EDITOR
AFL-CIO President Richard...
Trump ‘actively hurt’ workers, Trumka says
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Washington – Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, delivered a scathing critique of President Trump’s first year, saying he had used the...
CBTU honors Labor, civil rights, community leaders at Ernest and...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Richard Trumka, president of the national AFL-CIO; Pierette “Petee” Talley, secretary-treasurer of the Ohio AFL-CIO; and Martin Mathews, co-founder and president emeritus...
AFL-CIO adopts Workers’ Bill of Rights – a collective bargaining agreement...
‘The rules of our economy have been written so corporations win and working people lose’
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Delegates to the 2017 AFL-CIO Convention in St....
AFL-CIO President Trumka issues statement on presidential election
By RICHARD TRUMKA
AFL-CIO president
Donald Trump has been elected president. America is a democratic nation, and the voters have spoken.
The AFL-CIO accepts the outcome of...