Speech
Trumka Hails Tai's Worker-Centered Trade Appoach
… I’m Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. On behalf of our 56 affiliated unions and 12.5 million members, I want to welcome you to the House of Labor. And I want to thank Ambassador Katherine Tai. This is a historic first for working people. Ambassador … rights. The labor movement knows that trade is a vital part of a modern global economy. But the global economy must work for working people. Our choice is not whether trade and economic globalization are inherently “good” or “bad.” The …