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Richard L. Trumka (1949-2021)
… on August 5, 2021, at the age of 72. The labor movement, the AFL-CIO and the nation lost a legend. Rich devoted his life to working people, from his early days as president of the United Mine Workers of America to his unparalleled leadership as … family and community. Richard Trumka's Biography Richard L. Trumka’s Lifelong Devotion to Family and Democracy … For Rich, work was synonymous with a word that defined his life: dignity. In the more than thirty years of our friendship, he was a … feet below ground, there is no part of our world that was not touched by his grace and commitment to what he believed was right. … Richard Trumka was a tireless champion for the American worker and a powerful advocate for climate action. I am …