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Trumka, Other Labor Leaders, Commit Unions to the Fight Against Racism

Declaring that working people are saying, “We’ve had enough,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said unions will continue the fight to root out systemic racism in the U.S.

04, Jun, 2020

Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Steven Tolman Denounces The Death Of George Floyd

04, Jun, 2020

Trump, Congress Face Huge Economic Decisions Over Aid as Country Is Rocked by Protests

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argued that the GOP’s reluctance to act quickly on another expansive relief bill would become unsustainable. “The pressure is building on them.

02, Jun, 2020

Trumka on AFL-CIO Building and Justice for George Floyd

Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the events of the weekend

01, Jun, 2020

Trump’s OSHA Endangers Workers And The Economic Recovery

Nurses and other health care worker advocates and the labor movement represented by the AFL-CIO filed legal charges against the government to require mandated COVID-19 -related standards.

30, May, 2020

‘Out of money by early fall’: Postal Unions Press for Pandemic Relief

Postal union officials called for more financial support in upcoming COVID-relief packages on Wednesday, warning that the agency could run out of money by the end of September and disrupt essential services.

27, May, 2020