AFL-CIO
Trumka: Time for a new economy
January 11, 2010The full text of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on labor's agenda for a new economy at the National Press Club.
Read moreEven the Washington Post agrees: It was a ‘Decade of Disaster!’
January 4, 2010It took the Washington Post until almost a year after he left office to do it, but on its front page Jan. 2 the paper, which normally emphasizes happy economic news, printed a report that described...
Read moreJobs legislation being considered in Congress
November 18, 2009Responding to growing demands to address the unemployment crisis, Congressional Democrats have indicated legislation for a new jobs bill is currently under consideration, possibly by year's end.
Read moreAFL-CIO head denounces Honduras elections
November 18, 2009AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has weighed in on the planned November 29 elections in Honduras, with an open letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Read moreAfraid no more: Domestic workers fight back
October 22, 2009She became the child's nanny when the little girl was 18 months old. For the next seven years she nurtured and guided the girl through all the typical milestones of childhood - growing out of and...
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