Richard Trumka - US Politics

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 ...

Politics: Less than two years ago, everything seemed to be breaking unions' way. This Labor Day weekend is the official kickoff point for what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls a "massive mobilization" to elect Democrats in November. But the labor movement faces ...

The White House and labor unions unveiled a breakthrough deal Thursday to clear a major obstacle blocking President Barack Obama's all-out campaign to remake US health care, his top domestic goal.The announcement gave a much-needed boost to Obama and his Democratic allies ...

In a major breakthrough, union leaders bowed Thursday to White House demands for a new tax on high-cost insurance plans as part of landmark health care legislation taking final shape in intensive negotiations. "We are on the doorstep" of success, President Barack ...

White House, Dems look at options for easing insurance tax that has angered labor unionsHealth care negotiators are looking at options for easing a proposed health insurance tax that has angered organized labor, including the possibility of a new levy on the ...

Health care negotiators are looking at options for easing a proposed health insurance tax that has angered organized labor, including the possibility of a new levy on the investment earnings of upper-income people.The idea is to extend the Medicare payroll tax which ...

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