Speech
Trumka: A United Labor Movement Runs Deep in the Heart of Texas
… Virtual Constitutional Convention: Brother Rick Levy, I appreciate that gracious introduction. And I’m immensely grateful to you, Brother Leonard Aguilar and all our union family in Texas for inviting me to kick off your convention. Next year, we … attacks have not discouraged you! The uphill climb has not stopped you. Since the pandemic hit, you’ve done the hard work. You’ve made your voices louder. And you’ve made your communities and state stronger. So it should come as no surprise … on Black Lives Matter Plaza. Together, we sent a clear message: this fight is about our vote and our voice! Without the right to vote and without the right to organize, there is no democracy. The survival of democracy anywhere depends on working …