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American workers are angry, and the labor movement ought to form alliances across socioeconomic groups to prevent this anger from turning into hatred, President of the AFL-CIO Richard Trumka said at an Institute of Politics forum last night...
...need to act boldly to strike at the foundation of working class anger and to stem the growth of racism,” Trumka said. “Our republic must once again offer working people something other than the dead end choice [of] the failed agenda of greed and hatred...
...Delay implementation of a tax on expensive health-insurance plans from 2013 to 2018. This cut 10-year revenue from the tax from $149 billion to just $32 billion. Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, which opposed the tax out of concerns it would end up hitting many union members' health plans, said in a conference call with reporters Thursday that he was satisfied with the change. While stressing that the Senate bill with the House package is "not a perfect bill," Trumka said it will "end a reign of insurance company terror" and is "an opportunity to change...
...Massey company broke off negotiations after West's slaying. Company President E. Morgan Massey came close to accusing U.M.W. President Richard Trumka of fostering violence. Said Massey: "Mr. Trumka can turn the violence on, he can cut it off at will, and he uses that as a bargaining tool." The union leader in turn said that the Massey firm was merely foot dragging. Talks have resumed but have produced nothing...
...Carey, Trumka and the D.N.C. have all said they did nothing improper. The suit could be a blow to the Democrats' presidential hopes by splitting a labor movement they were counting on for united support...