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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dead at 72, sources say
Source: Politico
Richard Trumka, president of the powerful AFL-CIO labor organization, has died unexpectedly, two sources told POLITICO.
Trumka, 72, had served as president of the federation, which represents more than 12.5 million workers, for more than a decade and has been a close ally of the Biden White House.
Trumka died of what was believed to be a heart attack, a source familiar with the matter said. It was unclear when exactly it occurred though believed to have taken place either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Staff at the AFL-CIO were informed of the death on Thursday morning.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/05/afl-cio-trumka-dead-502573
No more currently at the link. Wow, this is a shock.
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RIP
Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, dies at 72.
By Eli Rosenberg
Today at 12:17 p.m. EDT
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, one of the country’s most powerful labor leaders and an influential voice in many Washington debates, has died at 72, according to a source at the union federation.
Trumka, a third-generation coal miner who rose to power through the United Mine Workers, had become one of the most powerful labor leaders in the country and a key ally of Democrats in Washington.
As labor issues took center stage in the Biden White House, Trumka had been in the limelight of late, making waves recently when he expressed support for vaccine requirements for workers.
This is a developing story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/08/05/richard-trumka-death/
By Eli Rosenberg
Today at 12:17 p.m. EDT
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, one of the country’s most powerful labor leaders and an influential voice in many Washington debates, has died at 72, according to a source at the union federation.
Trumka, a third-generation coal miner who rose to power through the United Mine Workers, had become one of the most powerful labor leaders in the country and a key ally of Democrats in Washington.
As labor issues took center stage in the Biden White House, Trumka had been in the limelight of late, making waves recently when he expressed support for vaccine requirements for workers.
This is a developing story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/08/05/richard-trumka-death/
Rest in Power, Sir.
