Richard Trumka Archives

Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, dies at 72

Aug 18, 2021

Trumka was the fifth person to serve as president since the AFL-CIO was formed in 1955, and was the first AFL-CIO president to die in office.

Rich would want us to not miss a beat

Aug 18, 2021

Rich Trumka believed in the potential of strong local and state labor movements, and invested and supported state federations like ours.

AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty

Dec 18, 2019

For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.

Merkley bill: Green jobs should be union jobs

Aug 6, 2019

A bill in the U.S. Senate would incentivize private renewable energy projects to sign union-brokered project labor agreements and follow the federal government’s Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirements for construction.

Trump denounces America’s top labor leader … on Labor Day

Sep 4, 2018

The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

An end to NAFTA?

Sep 4, 2018

A new two-nation trade deal with Mexico could take the place of the three-nation agreement known as NAFTA.

TRUMP 100 DAYS: What’s his labor record so far?

May 1, 2017

Have Trump’s acts in office lived up to his pledge to put the American worker first?

Big Day for Billionaires

Jan 3, 2017

The Trump inauguration means a billionaire in the White House and cabinet spots for five more.

AFL-CIO plans national campaign for immigration reform

Feb 12, 2013

Proposal would end “shadow economy” of illegal and exploited workers