Thursday, May 26, 2011

Crap-Up-de-Mocrapt !!!

Richard Trumka at the Power Shift 2011 rally, April 19, 2011. In a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Trumka called for a labor movement focused on workers and families, not political candidates. (Photo: linh.m.do)

Can Unions Break From the Democrats? What a Real Declaration of Independence Would Mean
Thursday 26 May 2011
by: Amy Dean, Truthout

On May 20, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) President Richard Trumka issued a warning to those Democratic candidates who rely on labor's resources when running for office but hold social movements at arm's length once in office: become champions for working families, he told them, or don't assume that unions will be there for you in the future.

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