Tag: Richard Trumka

Donald Trump and Richard Trumka

Trump endorsement unlikely but not impossible, AFL-CIO says

Sean Higgins · August 1, 2018 4:27 pm

Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, is credited with advocating for protectionist forces inside President Trump's administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Peter Navarro, the White House Democrat pushing Trump into a trade war

Philip Wegmann · March 5, 2018 10:27 pm

Labor unions said the move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will help U.S. workers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Unions praise Trump on steel tariffs

Sean Higgins · March 2, 2018 7:15 pm

Richard Trumka, the AFL-CIO's president, announced a "Working People's Day of Action" for Feb. 24, the Saturday before the Supreme Court hears Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The Janus case questions whether public-sector workers can be forced to join or otherwise financially support their workplace's unions as a condition of employment. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

AFL-CIO plans ‘day of action’ for major Supreme Court labor case

Sean Higgins · February 15, 2018 11:22 pm

"Last night, President Trump painted an everything-being-great picture of America that while optimistic, is not the reality for most working families. That may be how his friends are living, but the working men and women we represent aren't seeing the same America, and his policies are making it worse," said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Unions say Trump wrong to be optimistic

Sean Higgins · January 31, 2018 8:38 pm

"While we certainly don't agree on everything, we exchange views and seek common ground that will benefit all North American workers," the labor federation said. (Wikipedia Commons)

AFL-CIO says Trump administration has ‘listened’ on trade

Sean Higgins · October 6, 2017 10:46 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka asserted that the plan would lead to cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, education, and infrastructure. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

AFL-CIO slams tax reform as ‘con game’

Sean Higgins · September 27, 2017 7:11 pm

Trump also cannot take credit for rosy job numbers, Trumka said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AFL-CIO attacks Trump’s record on worker issues on Labor Day

Naomi Lim · September 4, 2017 9:29 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka release a poll showing union members with better time off benefits. Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor

Washington Secrets

Laboring Day: 26% have to work on the holiday

Paul Bedard · September 1, 2017 2:30 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Washington Secrets

AFL-CIO takes media’s side in war with Trump

Paul Bedard · August 30, 2017 9:35 pm

AFL-CIO leader said Trump enjoyed a 13-point swing from the 2012 election because union workers "did not not hear a kitchen-table economic message that really addressed their needs." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Union voters swung behind Trump, Richard Trumka says

Sean Higgins · August 30, 2017 7:24 pm

"Not enough was exposed for us to know if it is going to be real change or just tinkering and window dressing," Trumka said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka says NAFTA talks off to a mixed start

Sean Higgins · August 30, 2017 6:18 pm