Word: trumka
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...Trumka also emphasized the importance of the labor movement in rebuilding the strained U.S. economy...
According to Trumka, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is working to show younger generations of workers that the labor movement can be key to addressing several of their needs, ranging from health care to justice for undocumented workers to workplace safety. He added that the AFL-CIO has been active in each of these areas...
...think that this is pretty retro. Jobs are so 20th century. Sweat’s for the gym, not for the workplace,” Trumka said. “For the lucky 10 percent of our society, that has been the reality. But for the rest of the country, economic reality has been something entirely different...
Trumka’s emphasis on workplace safety came in the wake of a mine collapse on Monday in West Virginia, which killed 25 workers. Trumka, a former miner and former president of the United Mine Workers, said that the tragedy should encourage the strengthening of worker safety laws...
After opening the discussion to questions from attendees, Trumka directly grappled with the question of racism in America...