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Working People Respond to the Killing of George Floyd with Nationwide Protests
… In response to the killing of George Floyd and the protests across the country, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) said : My heart is … what happened to Ahmaud Arbery, what happened to far too many unarmed people of color has happened for centuries. The difference is now we have cell phones. It’s there for all of us to see. And we can’t turn our heads and look away because we … of their race, their creed, their religion, their gender, their age, their disability, or their sexual orientation. As a union, we will continue our struggle for unity and solidarity. With all of us working together, practicing compassion and …