As the 2016 presidential battle begins to roll down the campaign trail toward Election Day 18 months from now, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said, “The labor movement's doors are open to any candidate who is serious about transforming our economy with high and rising wages.” In a live-streamed speech Tuesday morning from the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C., Trumka pointed to the skepticism and cynicism many voters feel, especially after nearly two generations national leaders have either “taken steps that worsened inequality or fiddled around the edges, trying to raise wages in an economy fundamentally built to lower wages.” He also stressed that the labor movement opposes Fast Track, saying that “There is no middle ground, and the time for deliberations is drawing to a close.” Read more...
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