Elizabeth Shuler - Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO

National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka Passes Away

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National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, one of the country’s most powerful labor leaders and an influential voice in many Washington debates, died unexpectedly on August 5, 2021, at the age of 72. Trumka died on a camping trip with his family after suffering a heart attack, President Biden told reporters, saying Trumka was a close […]

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