Podcasts about afl cio president richard trumka

Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager made his monthly appearance on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and discussed media speculation about a $4.4 billion Honda and LG Energy battery plant coming to Ohio, and provided updates on other projects in his jurisdiction.   AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond appeared on the AWF Union Podcast and reflected on the one-year anniversary of the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who passed away on Aug. 5, 2021. He also talked about the need for solidarity among union members and gave his thoughts on the upcoming November midterm elections.

In Episode 43, we mourn the loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka who died of a heart attack at age 72. Congratulations to Liz Shuler who will serve the rest of President Trumka's term. She is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The subject today is the importance of retiring with enough energy to travel and pursue other interests.  

United Steelworkers District 1 Rapid Response Coordinator Tiffany McKee was excited to discuss the Made in America Tour, which wraps up on Sept. 20 in Pittsburgh on today's episode of the AWF Union Podcast. She explained why manufacturing is such a vital industry to the U.S. economy and to members of the USW. National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, John Nichols, was also a featured guest and discussed the life and legacy of the late AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Following Trumka's passing, the labor movement remembered the progress they made under their late labor leader. 

The unexpected death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka comes at an interesting time for unions, as they stand at a 'crossroads' and grapple with vaccine mandates in the American workplace. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka died suddenly last Thursday. Rather than focus on Richard Trumka's long history as a union leader, in this episode of Union Free Radio, host Peter List discusses who might replace Trumka and the "crossroads" the union movement now finds itself. Additionally, List covers the topic of mandatory vaccines policies (aka Get Jabbed or Get Fired)---which was one of Trumka's last public statements on the labor federation's position---and the ramifications of unions acquiescing to mandatory vaccine policies. For prior episodes of Union Free Radio, go here. Links to articles and sources cited in this podcast: New York Times | Richard Trumka, A.F.L.-C.I.O. Chief, Dies at 72 AFL-CIO | Trumka: Joe Biden's Firewall Was Union Made Washington Post | President Biden nominates Rich Trumka Jr. to CPSC seat NPR | How The Labor Movement Did A 180 On Immigration BLET | Unions criticize AFL-CIO leadership LaborUnionReport.com | Communist Party USA Chair: "...we are part of building labor's independent structures." Jacobin | Socialists and Organized Labor Are Uniting to Change Pro-Boss Labor Laws Bloomberg | AFL-CIO Head Trumka's Death Leaves Void Atop U.S. Labor Movement Watch Union Members March On The 'Anti-Union' AFL-CIO Bizarre Dispute Over Expense Account Sparks Power Struggle In the Top Ranks of the AFL-CIO Executive Council Members | AFL-CIO Politico | Where does the AFL-CIO go from here? C-SPAN | Richard Trumka Vaccine Mandates Bloomberg Law | Unions Split Over Vaccine Mandates as Variant Threatens Workers More here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unionfreeradio/support

Broadcast on August 5, 2021 Hosted by Chris Garlock This week's show: Labor historian Joe McCartin on the life and legacy of AFL-CIO president Rich Trumka, who died on August 5. PLUS: "I've Never Been More Optimistic": A Conversation with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, on the AFL-CIO's State of the Unions podcast. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @AFLCIO @RichardTrumka Pass the #PROAct

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Secretary of Education warns state bans on mask mandates will have adverse impact on children returning to school. President Joe Biden signs bill awarding Medal of Honor to Capitol police who responded to January 6th siege. President Joe Biden announces new clean car emissions and auto industry push to make electric vehicles. California wildfire scorches small town overnight, grows to 6th largest in state history; PG&E may be responsible. Iran swears in new President, who defends nuclear program. Department of Justice launches widespread investigation into Phoenix Police force. Lawmakers announce 9-11 Transparency Act to expedite declassification of documents related to terrorist attack. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies at age 72. Immigrant advocates and businesses push for pathway to citizenship for TPS holders. New study finds children living near San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport have elevated blood lead levels. The post Secretary of Education warns bans on mask mandates will have adverse impact on school children; President Joe Biden announces new clean car emissions; New study finds children living near San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport have elevated blood lead levels – August 5, 2021 appeared first on KPFA.

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. His death was confirmed by President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday. The cause of death was not immediately announced.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announces that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died. "The working people of America have lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most," an emotional Schumer says."

The White House urges vaccinations as the Delta variant surges. Florida and Texas now account for a third of new cases and hospitalizations. And, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died at 72. Plus, the next Mayor of NYC, Eric Adams joins us to talk about Covid and Gov. Cuomo. CNN's John King hosts  On today's show: CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, John Hardwood, Erica Hill, Nick Valencia, Molly Ball, Marianna Sotomayor, Dr. Jayne Morgan, and NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Supporters of Donald Trump are already running amok at early voting locations around the United States. And the Secret Service busted a man who wrote a letter threatening to kill Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, as well as their supporters in his city. Meanwhile, labor unions and allied organizations are forming their own volunteer force to counter Trump’s QUOTE army ENDQUOTE of poll-watchers. Everybody in labor is getting the message that the election isn’t over on November 3rd. And lastly, for the first time, a pope of the Catholic church comes out in favor of legal recognition for same-sex unions. Tradcaths are mad as hell about it. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: A 42-year-old man from Frederick, Marlyand, was charged yesterday with threatening the lives of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the Washington Post reports. Secret Service investigators and federal prosecutors say James Dale Reed left a handwritten letter on the doorstep of a Frederick residence, threatening to severely beat Biden and rape Harris with his rifle barrel before executing both candidates on national television. The letter also warned supporters of the Biden-Harris campaign that they would be targeted. Separately, the Post reports, tensions are high at early-voting sites around the country. The first days of early voting have unfolded with dozens of accusations of inappropriate campaigning and possible voter intimidation in at least fourteen states. A wide array of complaints have been reported, many involving Trump supporters. In Nevada City, California, as many as three hundred raucous Trump supporters in cars and trucks crowded into the parking lot of the county government center, where early voting was underway. At one polling place at a church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, last week, a Trump supporter drove by repeatedly in a large truck-and-trailer rig with Trump flags and music blaring from speakers, creating havoc. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a convoy of vehicles, some with Trump flags, honked and yelled near a voting site on Saturday. And so on. There are also concerns about the presence of police and armed security at some polling places. Finally, from the campaign trail: Barack Obama made his first live speech for Biden yesterday in Philadelphia. Voting doesn’t make everything perfect, Obama said, but it can make things better. Which, after a year like this one, has gotta be worth something. Labor prepares election defenders America’s largest labor unions are getting ready for anything come election day and its aftermath. NBC News reports that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will convene an emergency meeting of major union leaders on Friday to map out election contingency plans. Donald Trump’s campaign is recruiting what it calls an army of volunteers to monitor polls. Labor officials say they are preparing to counter any attempt by Trump supporters to interfere with the casting or counting of ballots. In his invitation to other union presidents, Trumka said QUOTE Trump's threats pose a clear and present danger to the election, our democracy and the future of the country ENDQUOTE. The group he’s assembled includes the leaders of the Service Employees International Union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the National Education Association, all of which have endorsed Joe Biden. Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, told NBC that labor groups plan to push back not only on any ballot interference but also against any resistance to the peaceful transfer of power should Biden win. Meanwhile, the Working Families Party, a progressive group founded and backed in part by labor unions, is supporting a new initiative called Election Defenders, which is training thousands of people across the country to work the polls. The Election Defenders will provide, among other things, election and voter defense, de-escalating white supremacist intimidation tactics and signaling to a network of groups and lawyers if and where trouble breaks out. Solidarity with all defenders of democracy! Pope endorses gay unions Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered yesterday, the Associated Press reports. The pope’s comments come midway through the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered at the Rome Film Festival. The film delves into issues Francis cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, and the people most affected by discrimination. According to the Catholic News Agency, Francis was speaking in the context of providing pastoral care to people who identify as LGBT. In the film, Francis says QUOTE Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. You can’t kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered ENDQUOTE. It’s not full marriage equality, but by Catholic church standards, it’s definitely something. Conservative Catholics are already freaking out. Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, called for clarification from the pope, saying QUOTE the church cannot support the acceptance of objectively immoral relationships ENDQUOTE. Oh please, get over yourself. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: A court filing this week by the American Civil Liberties Union revealed that lawyers have been unable to track down the parents of five hundred and forty five children who were separated from their families by the Trump administration. Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, said the people responsible for this horrific practice must be held accountable. He added QUOTE We will not stop looking until we have found every one of the families, no matter how long it takes ENDQUOTE. Godspeed. The Justice Department announced a record $8.3 billion settlement yesterday with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. As part of the deal, the company agreed to plead guilty to three felonies, but the Washington Post reports that state authorities and families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction complain that the DOJ’s terms go easy on the Sacklers, the billionaire family that once ran the firm. Who could blame them? Donald Trump has a mysterious bank account in China, the New York Times reports as part of its ongoing investigation of his taxes. It’s unclear which bank holds the account or how much money may have passed through it. But it does explain why Republicans are so desperate to make an issue of the Biden family’s international business deals, which are piddling by comparison. As you may have heard by now, for his new Borat movie, Sacha Baron Cohen lured Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, into a compromising position in a hotel room. Those privy to the advance footage report that Giuliani is seen stuffing his left hand down his pants on a hotel bed in the presence of a woman presented as Borat’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Tutar, who is played by twenty-four-year-old actress Maria Bakalova. Very nice. Giuliani insisted in a radio interview yesterday that he was just tucking his shirt in. Sure thing, Rudy. That’s all for the AM Quickie. Join us this afternoon on the Majority Report. OCT 22, 2020 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

Dr. Ian Lustbader, Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU, discusses news that President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg Businessweek Economics Editor Peter Coy break down why the economic impact of the President’s illness will depend on how sick he gets. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks about jobs and his economic outlook. Bloomberg Businessweek National Correspondent Josh Green shares his insight on what the hand-off of power could look like should President Trump become seriously ill. And we Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Founding Partner and Co-CEO at IEQ Capital. Hosts: Jason Kelly and guest co-host Alix Steel. Producer: Doni Holloway. 

Dr. Ian Lustbader, Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU, discusses news that President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg Businessweek Economics Editor Peter Coy break down why the economic impact of the President's illness will depend on how sick he gets. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks about jobs and his economic outlook. Bloomberg Businessweek National Correspondent Josh Green shares his insight on what the hand-off of power could look like should President Trump become seriously ill. And we Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Founding Partner and Co-CEO at IEQ Capital. Hosts: Jason Kelly and guest co-host Alix Steel. Producer: Doni Holloway.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Sept. 16 episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast is a reupload of our Labor Day special edition.You will hear from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the state of organized labor. In his interview the topics range from COVID-19, the 2020 election, the rising positive attitude towards labor unions and more.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks about the coronavirus’s impact on American workers and what he expects ahead. He talks about the U.S. economy more widely as well, labor’s relationship with Congress and the Administration, and presidential politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The strike by more than 48,000 auto workers continues to galvanize the country. Today’s labor history: International Working People's Association founded. Today’s labor quote by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Over three days in June, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka held town halls in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit to talk with workers about the future of NAFTA. Listen to some of the highlights from that conversation. 

Julie and Tim put a bow on the midterm elections and chat with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. 

In this edition of Capital Download, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks to USA TODAY's Susan Page.

"AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that it was “conceivable” the AFL-CIO might not endorse Hillary Clinton and warned her of the consequences of taking the wrong position on trade in an interview with USA Today’s “Capital Download” released on Thursday.  Trumka said (relevant remarks being around 4:00) that he didn’t know where Hillary stands on TPA and TPP “I think she’s going to have to answer that. I think she won’t be able to go through a campaign without answering that, and people will take it seriously, and it will affect whether they vote for her or don’t vote for her.” Although he added that she may not know what’s in the deal, but once she reads it, she’ll have to take a position. Trumka was then asked what the political ramifications would be if Hillary took a position “similar to the one she’s taken in the past when it comes to these big trade deals.” He answered, “It will be tougher to mobilize working people. It’ll be tougher to get them to come out excited and work to do door-knocking and leafleting and phone-banking and all the things that are going to be necessary for her if she’s the candidate and we would endorse her to get elected. It’ll make it far more difficult.” Since 2008, Andrew Langer has been President of the Institute for Liberty. IFL works on a variety of issues—promoting and protecting small business, linking trade and prosperity, tilting against the regulatory state. But at the organization’s core, and Andrew’s, is the desire to promote freedom and individual rights.  Andrew has been involved in free-market and limited-government causes for nearly 20 years, has testified before Congress nearly two dozen times, and spoke at the historic 912DC March.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has said, “And let me be frank: I am deeply troubled by the way the Affordable Care Act has been administered. Too many calls seem to […] The post Affordable Care Act appeared first on KKFI.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Author and Democratic activist Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is concerned about the injection of religious belief into political campaigns. After Rick Santorum said her uncle John F. Kennedy’s call for separation of church and state made him want to throw up, she says Santorum was being childish and unworthy of a presidential candidate. http://www.kathleenkennedytownsend.com/ Mike Ussery One-time Republican campaign strategist Mike Ussery says Mitt Romney has a rough course toward winning the presidency, but  if he can take Florida and Ohio, then the president is in trouble. http://www.babcenter.org/ussery.htm Richard Trumka Bill Press chats with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on labor’s endorsement of President Obama, Republican attempts to suppress the vote and the need for bipartisan support for rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure. http://www.billpressshow.com/ http://www.aflcio.org/