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Trumka to Presidential Candidates: There’s Nowhere to Hide

June 3, 2015 IM

In a speech at union headquarters, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka highlighted issues that will be a litmus test for 2016 presidential candidates. He says that they will have to weigh in on items such as minimum wage, fast-track, and sick leave before earning AFL-CIO endorsement.

“It is early, and although many candidates are already in the race, the field remains open, and the labor movement’s doors are open to any candidate who is serious about transforming our economy with high and rising wages,” he says, adding that they will need to choose between Wall Street and American workers.

“No candidate will be able to dodge any issue,” he says.

President's Message

New Director, New Communications Plan, and News Briefs

March 25, 2015 Ray Hair

By the time you’ve opened your snail mailbox, retrieved this issue of the International Musician, and perused this month’s column, our newest addition to Federation staff, Rose Ryan, will have begun her important work. In fact, odds are that, if your membership profile includes a current e-mail address, you’ve already sampled her work firsthand in our new e-newsletter, rendering the news items I’ve outlined below as old news.

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