Elections 2020

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Trumka: Joe Biden’s Firewall Was Union Made

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's remarks on the 2020 election, defending democracy and how Joe Biden's presumed path to the White House ran through the labor movement.
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Every Vote Must Be Counted

One of the fundamental principles of free and democratic countries is that every vote counts. Millions of votes were cast on time across the country that haven't been counted yet. Working people will not stop fighting until every one of those votes is counted and the 2020 election is determined by the will of the people, not the preferences of politicians.
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Richard Trumka on the 2020 Election and How President Trump Has Failed Essential Workers (Yahoo! Finance)

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Trumka Makes Case for Biden on Election Night (CNBC)

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Richard Trumka on Trump's Harmful Record Hurting Working People (Fox)

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Broken Promises, a Botched Response and a Better Way Forward

Four years ago, enough union members in places like Wisconsin, Michigan and my home state of Pennsylvania defected from the Democratic Party to tip the election to Donald Trump. While neither the AFL-CIO nor I supported him, I understood why many union members did. Trump branded himself as an outsider. He did not sound like a politician. While crass and offensive, he spoke to the desire of working people for a louder voice.