Speech
Trumka at Executive Council on Diplomacy: "The public wants justice, not more of the same."
… Thank you, Philip [Vaughn] , for your generous words of introduction. I’m honored to be here. Two years ago, when I last spoke to this group, the world economic picture made some people hopeful. Just a few … A top priority for the AFL-CIO and our global labor partners is to make a new set of rules for the global economy so work works for regular people. We see trade as key to setting those rules. Just look at how hard it was for President Obama … Around the world, millions of desperately poor workers are fleeing across borders in search of jobs and opportunity. Right now, we see migrants dying literally by the boatload in the Mediterranean Sea and by the truckload in Europe. It’s …