AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who led America's most powerful labor organization for more than 10 years, has died at 72
A cause of death was not immediately announced.Trumka, who had led the AFL-CIO as president since 2009, was known for his fiery rhetoric and his harsh attacks on corporate America. He was also a vocal supporter of Democratic candidates and critic of Republicans, and labor leaders and Democrats rushed to praise him and mourn his passing Thursday.
When Scott Walker, who as governor of Wisconsin moved to strip state employees of collective bargaining rights, lost his reelection bid in 2018, Trumka put out a single sentence statement that simply said,"Scott Walker was a national disgrace."But Trumka could also be a critic of Democrats and their policies if he believed they hurt workers. He was a fierce and long-time critic of NAFTA, the trade pact with Canada and Mexico passed during the Clinton administration.
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dead at 72, sources sayTrumka had served as president of the federation for more than a decade and has been a close ally of the Biden White House.
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Richard Trumka, head of powerful AFL-CIO union, has diedAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the head of the most powerful labor organization in the country and a close ally of the Biden White House, has died. He was 72.
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