The incoming AFL-CIO president, Richard Trumka, sure seems to enjoy throwing the veiled and not-so-veiled threats around.
Today, more than ever, we need to be a labor movement that stands by our friends, punishes its enemies, and challenges those who, well, can’t seem to decide which side they’re on.
He made those remarks today at an appearance at the left-leaning Center for American Progress. The New York Times has the story.
It’s a strange strategy, this power posturing. Reverse-TR, if you will.
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