Speech
Trumka Vows to Fight Attacks on Federal Employee Collective Bargaining
… remarks at the AFGE Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference: Thank you, Brother Everett (Kelley). I am proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with you. And I am proud to stand alongside every AFGE member who has fought back against some … has attacked your collective bargaining rights. They’ve attacked your members’ due process. They’ve attacked your very right to exist. And just this weekend, we learned of their latest plan to strip collective bargaining from the hard-working … mansion. AFGE members are strong. You are powerful. You are devoted. And you are tough as nails. You don’t go into work every day for fame or fortune. You do it for our troops and the support they deserve at the DOD. You do it for our …