Topic: Richard Trumka

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Wednesday offered a stinging rebuke of the the White House jobs council's latest report.. . Trumka, one of two...

Unions to Democrats: Don't take us for granted

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The country's largest labor federation warned the Obama administration and congressional Democrats not to take their support for granted and said they would work against any elected leader who supports pending free trade agreements."Every elected leader will be ...

Jobs outlook in public sector grows dimmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The jobs outlook is growing dimmer and dimmer for the public sector.Federal employment data released on Friday shows that state and local governments are shedding thousands of jobs even as Republican political leaders say more layoffs are on the ...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

0 . Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:. . ABC's "This Week" - To be announced Saturday.. . NBC's "Meet the Press" - Govs. Scott Walker ...
President Barack Obama named a cadre of CEOs and union leaders to an advisory council on jobs and competitiveness Wednesday. . . Among the 22...

Labor group to oppose Obama on South Korea trade

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. labor organization said on Thursday it will fight President Barack Obama on a free trade deal with South Korea, despite changes his administration made to the pact to broaden support."For more than a decade, the ...
"Giving up on health care overhaul is not an option, the top HOUSE Democrat said Wednesday as lawmakers looked to President Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address on how to revive the (severely) stalled legislation". As far ...

'One Nation' ... Under Socialism

Election '10: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in the case of the "One Nation" rally it was also the sincerest form of futility. While the Beck rally stretched well down the National Mall, Saturday's event shaped up to ...
AFL-CIO president offers to mediate new labor deal between NFL owners, players associationAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is offering to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith, to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement ...

Trumka's Leftism

Politics Of Force: A union chief wants the public to take over private business. Trumka speaks for the intellectually and morally corrupt bloc on the left. 'We need," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said last week, "to fundamentally restructure our economy and re-establish ...