AFL-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.
A cause of death was not immediately announced."Rich Trumka devoted his life to working people, from his early days as president of the United Mine Workers of America to his unparalleled leadership as the voice of America's labor movement," AFL-CIO Communications Director Tim Schlittner said in a statement."He was a relentless champion of workers' rights, workplace safety, worker-centered trade, democracy and so much more.
""I rise today with some sad, some horrible, news about the passing of a great friend, Rich Trumka, who left us this morning," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the floor of the Senate, his voice breaking as he patted the lectern to compose himself."The working people of America have lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most.
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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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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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