Speech
Trumka to Alaska AFL-CIO Delegates: We're Taking Back Our Country
… Thank you, Brother Vince [Beltrami] , for that kind introduction. And thank you for inviting me to your convention. It’s good to be back in Alaska. Let me tell you something, Alaska is a beautiful place. I’ll be honest, I … thank you and congratulate you for being one of the few state federations of labor to successfully endorse, fight for and work with Democratic and Republican leaders. That’s political independence. I’m not saying things are perfect today, but your … your family a decent life and a strong future, it all comes back to a union contract. Yet politicians can rob us of the right to have or keep a union on the job. Politics matter. Anchorage politics matter. Fairbanks politics matter. You’re on …