Richard Trumka

Type: Person

Name: Richard Trumka

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Union opposes Pritzker;Trumka mum

White House officials are relatively sanguine they will get Penny Pritzker past the GOP gauntlet and into the Commerce Department -- but they'll need to keep organized labor from making a federal case out Pritzker's controversial family history in running ... [Published Politico - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Penny Pritzker, Richard Trumka, Thomas Perez, AFL-CIO, Donald Taylor

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

AFL-CIO

SF Labor: Calls on Labor Movement to Mobilize in Washington, D.C. August 24

Whereas, President Obama announced his support for cuts to Medicare; andWhereas, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and The King Center have called for a march and rally in Washington, DC on August 24, 2013 to commemorate the 1963 March ... [Published Boston IMC - May 16 2013]

Entities: AFL-CIO, Labor, Washington DC, Medicare

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

National Labor Relations Board

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down NLRB Posting Rule

In a victory for employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has quashed the National Labor Relations Board's "posting requirement" rule, which the agency issued in August 2011.The final rule, which has not gone into effect because of the ... [Published Engineering News-Record - May 16 2013]

Entities: National Labor Relations Board, National Association of Manufacturers, Workers, United States

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Republican Party (US)

GOP could move to cripple Labor Board

tags: GOP, Republicans, workers, labor, collective bargaining, unionsThe GOP may try to permanently cripple the government's ability to protect workers rights when the Senate begins consideration May 16 of President Obama's nominees to the National Labor ... [Published People's World - May 16 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), National Labor Relations Board, Richard Trumka

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 4 reports

US Airways Group Inc

2 unions aim to share representation of AA workers

DALLAS --Two major unions are seeking to avoid a fight and instead share representation of ground workers at American Airlines after the company merges with US Airways.The unions represent nearly 30,000 workers at the two airlines, and a deal might help ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 14 2013]

Entities: Workers, US Airways Group Inc, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-CIO

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Big Labor Was Bigtime Wrong On Trade With Colombia

Posted 06:46 PM ETCommerce: Big Labor worked hard to halt the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement, claiming it threatened our economy and our workers. But a year since its passage, the pact has surpassed all expectations. Where's the mea culpa?If there ... [Published Investors Business Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Colombia, Labor, United States

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Washington Life list lauds media

Washington, D.C. glossy magazine Washington Life is out with its “Power 100” list, an annual barometer of who’s up and down in city life and national politics.Proving the Fourth Estate’s influence, the list is journalist heavy, including POLITICO’s Mike ... [Published Politico - May 14 2013]

Entities: Arianna Huffington, Podesta Group, Tommy Boggs, Allen Fox, Susan Molinari

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Labor report says OSHA is not doing its job

A new AFL-CIO report says OSHA’s compliance staff can only inspect workplaces once every 131 years on average. According to the report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, OSHA is underfunded, understaffed, and penalties are too low to deter violations. ... [Published Safety.BLR.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Workers, AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, Whistle-Blower, Well-being

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 3 reports

AFL-CIO Boss Attacks Obama for Supporting Walmart Vets

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka attacked President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for lauding Walmart’s decision to hire honorably discharged veterans."Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans ... [Published Breitbart.com - May 10 2013]

Entities: Richard Trumka, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, AFL-CIO, Barack Obama

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Immediate Action Needed In Bangladesh

Christy McGill, Art Teacher - Divide Elementary School, Lookout, WV.Working people around the world are watching in horror and disbelief as the number of workers who have needlessly died in Bangladesh rises. Now, over 800 brothers and sisters, husbands ... [Published AFL-CIO - May 08 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, Workers, Action

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 3 reports

AFL-CIO blasts White House over Walmart veterans program

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka blasted President Obama and Vice President Biden for championing a Walmart program that guarantees a job to returning veterans."Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is ... [Published The Hill - May 07 2013]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 7 reports

AFL-CIO president seeks to head off fight over representing American-US Airways workers

DALLAS -The president of the AFL-CIO is worrying that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will trigger a fight between two unions over representation of airline ground workers.Ground workers at American are represented by the Transport Workers ... [Published WTHR - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: AFL-CIO, Workers, US Airways Group Inc, Airline, Mergers & Acquisitions

Quotes

Trumka said at the press conference yesterday, "it's up to the senate now to do the right thing, to act fast and confirm the president's full slate."

GOP could move to cripple Labor Board [Published People's World - May 16 2013]

"now, unless the senate confirms members of the nlrb, the board will lose a quorum in august and will not be able to issue decisions and protect workers' rights" AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters...

Unions mobilize as labor board faces paralysis in Obama’s second term [Published The Hill - May 15 2013]

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GOP could move to cripple Labor Board [Published People's World - May 16 2013]
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down NLRB Posting... [Published Engineering News-Record - May 16 2013]
Two unions at American Airlines, US Airways tea... [Published Tulsa World - May 15 2013]
Unions mobilize as labor board faces paralysis ... [Published The Hill - May 15 2013]
Big Labor Was Bigtime Wrong On Trade With Colombia [Published Investors Business Daily - May 15 2013]
2 unions aim to share representation of AA workers [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 14 2013]
2 unions to represent American Airlines mechanics [Published Seattle Times - May 14 2013]
2 unions to represent American Airlines mechanics [Published Modesto Bee - May 14 2013]
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Washington Life list lauds media [Published Politico - May 14 2013]
Labor report says OSHA is not doing its job [Published Safety.BLR.com - May 14 2013]
USA: AFL- CIO Death On the Job – The Toll of Ne... [Published Building and Wood Worker's International - May 13 2013]
Appeals court tosses NLRB’s workers rights post... [Published People's World - May 13 2013]
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