Speech
Trumka to Washington AFL-CIO Delegates: You Draw Strength From the Ground Up
… Thank you, Brother Jeff [Johnson] . Thank you, sisters and brothers. I’m so proud to speak at your convention today. Washington offers the American labor movement an example of how much good can be done when … negotiate together for a better life. Legal challenges remain, but our position is clear: all employees should have the right to bargain collectively, including the growing on-demand workforce. This is about a labor movement that touches more workers, and lifts up more lives. What we’re talking about is good jobs, democracy at work and corporate accountability. These should not be partisan issues. Anybody who calls themselves a conservative should …