-
For the first time, the AFL-CIO has elected a woman and an African American man to leadership positions. The change atop the nation’s largest labor federation comes just two weeks after the death of its president, western Pennsylvania native Richard Trumka.
-
The move comes amid a resurgence of COVID-19 powered by the highly transmissible delta variant. And it reflects the ongoing struggle to return to some sense of normalcy as the ruinous effects of the virus persist.
-
The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died. News of Richard Trumka's death was announced Thursday by President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
-
Democrat Conor Lamb’s victory over Republican Rick Saccone in last month’s special congressional election was seen as a positive sign for Democrats.But…
-
The March 13 special election to fill the vacant seat in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District south of Pittsburgh is widely viewed as a bellwether…
-
Since the 1970s, the AFL-CIO labor union has set April 28 as National Worker’s Memorial Day — a day to honor those who’ve lost their lives while on the…