Trumka talks unions' agenda as AFL-CIO convenes in St. Louis

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis is playing host to organized labor this weekend, even as unions have faced major legislative setbacks in Missouri.

The AFL-CIO — the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations — is holding its 28th national convention at America’s Center, where it will elect officers and adopt resolutions to guide the labor movement. More than a thousand members of the labor movement are expected to attend, representing 12.5 million employees who belong to more than 50 national and international unions.

It’s the first time the national convention, which is held every four years, has come to St. Louis.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, 68, told the Post-Dispatch in a phone interview this week that St. Louis was selected as a convention site after the Ferguson unrest in 2014.

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1. Im a Proud Union Thug,,,,,,,,

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2. I don't understand why they don't want

closed shop unions. As a union rep for teachers I had to deal with some teachers who were angry that they had to pay union dues when they didn't want to be in the union even though they benefited from the union's efforts in a zillion different ways.