Why I Served on Trump’s Manufacturing Council—And Why I Left

In January, I was invited to serve on President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council, along with my boss, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Why I Served on Trump’s Manufacturing Council—And Why I Left

Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stood in the lobby of his tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and again made excuses for bigotry and terrorism, effectively repudiating the remarks his staff wrote a day earlier in response to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va.

Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council

JOHN PATRICK: LABOR MOVEMENT WILL FIGHT RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, OTHER FORMS OF HATRED AT EVERY TURN

The Texas AFL-CIO joins a mourning nation in condemning the senseless deaths of a young activist and two law officers in Charlottesville.

JOHN PATRICK: LABOR MOVEMENT WILL FIGHT RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, OTHER FORMS OF HATRED AT EVERY TURN

John Patrick to Retire as President of the Texas AFL-CIO

  Texas AFL-CIO President John Patrick announced today he plans to retire as President of the Texas AFL-CIO at the end of September.

  Patrick cited chronic back problems as contributing to his decision to leave office a little more than halfway through his four-year elected term.

John Patrick to Retire as President of the Texas AFL-CIO