Liberals, said Richard Trumka, his lip curling. They’re killing us. That was about 10 years ago. We were standing in the conference room of The New Republic’s old Washington office, and though it was ...

President Biden mourned the death of Richard Trumka, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and an influential voice in Democratic politics. He described Mr. Trumka, who died on Thursday, as “a close ...

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, 72, had a net worth of $6 million at the time of his death on Aug. 5. What is Trumka best known for? As the head of the country’s most powerful labor organization, ...

Trumka had cited his Catholic faith in public statements on solidarity as part of Catholic social teaching. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks during the union's annual Legislative Conference in ...

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Richard Trumka, 72, president of the AFL-CIO since 2009 and the labor federation's secretary-treasurer for 14 years before that, died Aug. 5 of a heart attack. The faith of Trumka, a Catholic born to ...

Labor leader Richard Trumka died suddenly on Thursday. He's remembered by colleagues and friends as a tireless champion of workers' rights. President Biden called Trumka a very close friend. One of ...

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Recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor included the gymnast Simone Biles; John McCain, the former Republican senator from Arizona; and civil rights workers. By Michael D. Shear The medal, ...