Showing posts with label Will 2012 Become Labor’s Moment of Political Truth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Will 2012 Become Labor’s Moment of Political Truth. Show all posts

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Will 2012 Become Labor’s Moment of Political Truth

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well, Richard Trumka is no fool. The president of the largest labor federation in the country—the AFL-CIO boasts of 11 million members—had scathing words for Democrats and President Obama at a speech last week at the National Press Club.

“If leaders aren’t blocking the wrecking ball and advancing working families’ interests, working people will not support them. This is where our focus will be—now, in 2012, and beyond,” Trumka said.