Who Is The Real Richard Trumka?
Richard Trumka in his “thank a worker” moment. When John Sweeney, who had led the AFL-CIO since 1995, stepped down, he was succeeded by his long-time lieutenant, Richard Trumka. The mainstream media More...
Organized labor’s epiphany: elections have [negative] consequences
After being told over and over for the past four years that elections have consequences, it is nice to know that unions have discovered the same thing. I call it organized labor’s epiphany. Union bosses have More...
Hey Reince Priebus — GOP must define the unions, not the reverse
English: Reince Priebus at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Very seldom do I just write a straight opinion piece, but I felt the need to do so with the hope More...
Arpaio, the Unions and the Reconquista
I got involved in the labor movement not because I wanted to negotiate wages, but because I saw it as a vehicle to do massive social change to include lots of people. —Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO Sheriff More...
That Racist and Sexist Michigan Legislature…
Rebecca Smith is a contributor to The Brenner Brief and an expert on union issues. With words like “fair share,” “cheats” and “freeloaders,” Richard Trumka has tried to stir up the More...
