What We’re Doing In Virginia Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply August 12, 2016 Speech Trumka: Virginia is for Unions AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivers the keynote speech at the Virginia AFL-CIO Convention. April 9, 2016 Blog By Our Hands: An Open Letter to Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam Dear Mr. McAdam, Last week, I took a drastic step. Instead of going in to work at Verizon, I stood outside with a picket sign. I’m on strike because it’s time for you to listen to us.