Press Release
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Cabinet Nominations
… After the election, we made clear that we would hold Donald Trump accountable to the promises he made to working people throughout the campaign. His initial nominations fundamentally threaten these promises. Taken together, … for Attorney General, has a history of racially charged comments and a record of crushing civil liberties, including the right to vote. He is the opposite of what the American people want in their chief legal officer. These decisions by …