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Richard Louis Trumka (July 24, 1949 – August 5, 2021) was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009. He was elected president of the AFL–CIO on September 16, 2009, at the federation's convention in ...
Aug 5, 2021 · President Biden mourned the death of Richard Trumka, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and an influential voice in Democratic politics. He described Mr. Trumka, who died on Thursday, as “a ...
Aug 5, 2021 · Richard Trumka, the longtime head of the powerful AFL-CIO and a close ally of Democratic Party leaders, has died. He was 72. Speaking before a White House event Thursday, President Biden said...
Aug 5, 2021 · News of Richard Trumka’s death was announced Thursday by President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Trumka was 72 and had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years..
Aug 5, 2021 · Aug. 5, 2021 Updated 1:09 PM PT. WASHINGTON — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, a deeply influential voice in Washington who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the...
