WASHINGTON —AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is sharply criticizing Senate Republicans for their pro-filibuster votes that blocked extension of emergency federal unemployment benefits to more than 1.3 million people. The GOP demanded other program cuts, notably to the Affordable Care Act – the 2010 health care law – to offset the $6.4 billion cost of extending the benefits for three months […]

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is adding rebuilding U.S. infrastructure – and creation of tens of thousands of well-paying jobs doing so – to the federation’s legislative priority list. Infrastructure even might include the controversial Keystone pipeline, he notes.

LAS VEGAS—AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has put lawmakers on notice to stick by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid or face labor opposition at the polls next year. His Oct. 21 speech to the International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans in Las Vegas was directed at both parties, but with a special warning for the Democrats. His warning is notable because […]