WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on the Senate floor Thursday that longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died. Schumer was an ally of the 72-year-old man who ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Trumka, the head of one of the nation’s largest labor unions who advocated for worker rights, died on Thursday, a senior AFL-CIO official confirmed to NBC News. Trumka, 72, has ...

WASHINGTON – The head of the country’s largest federation of labor unions offered qualified praise Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s trade policies but questioned the administration’s approach to ...

President Trump on Labor Day slammed Richard Trumka, president of the country’s largest federation of labor unions, for calling into question how American union workers have fared under his ...

Hollywood unions and guilds are paying tribute to Richard Trumka, who led the AFL-CIO since 2009 and died today. He was 72. One of the top labor officials in the country, Trumka died of as-yet ...

He then added, “I hope that the next president of the AFL-CIO is a woman.” … C-SPAN’s Steve Scully is probably the most prepared presidential debate host ever. Not only has he hosted the morning ...

The AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka, a man not known for his grasp of nuance, just released the following statement to commemorate 9/11: Wealthy CEOs, anti-government extremist front groups and frothing talk ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Richard Trumka, who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to the top ranks of the nation's labor movement, took the helm of the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, ushering in a more aggressive ...

PITTSBURGH — Richard Trumka, who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to the top ranks of the nation’s labor movement, took the helm of the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, ushering in a more aggressive ...

Can Richard Trumka reunite the labor movement? That's the operative question being asked everywhere in Washington these days as Trumka, who is the secretary-treasurer of the massive labor organization ...