Interesting history on Richard Trumka new President of the AFL-CIO
I did find this excerpt from the AFL-CIO's blog on its new President Richard Trumka rather interesting.
But the revolution won’t stop there. Trumka, who in recent weeks has previewed the dynamic style he will bring as leader of the labor movement, has long fought against the corporate greed that Moore illustrated in his latest documentary. Trumka is not afraid of a fight: In 1989, when Pittson Coal Co. tried to avoid paying into an industry-wide health and pension fund, Trumka as president of the Mine Workers (UMWA), led one of the most successful strikes in recent American history, taking the case all the way to the Supreme Court.
Trumka combines working-class roots as a Pennsylvania coal miner with the education of a lawyer from Villanova University—and ties it all together with guts, determination and a commitment to social justice that takes on Wall Street greed and waffling Democratic politicians with zeal.
A lawyer and a miner is indeed an interesting combination. He has his work cut out for him though. Not only is there a waffling Democratic Party but there is also the task of reunifying the two labor federations (can it be done?).
