Richard Trumka, head of AFL-CIO union federation, dies at 72

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Richard Trumka, head of AFL-CIO union federation, dies at 72

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, DC on April 23, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka died Thursday…

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AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka dies at 72

Richard Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and a champion for worker rights, has died at the age of 72. What You Need…

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WV MetroNews West Virginia AFL-CIO remembers workers in memorial ceremony

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia AFL-CIO honored 22 workers in the state that lost their lives on the job in 2019. The group held its 32nd annual Workers Memorial Ceremony…

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Missouri AFL-CIO forms COVID-19 Task Force, sends requests to Parson

The Missouri AFL-CIO created a coronavirus task force — made up of members from retail, service, manufacturing, and health care industries, among others — because the state “is moving…

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