Richard Trumka
| Richard Trumka link (Labor leader) | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 24 July 1949 |
| Died | 5 August 2021 |
Cause of death | heart attack |
| Victim of | premature death? |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University,Villanova University |
| Religion | Catholic |
US union leader who died a week after supporting mandatory vaccination as president of the AFL-CIO. | |
Richard Louis Trumka was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009. He was elected president of the AFL–CIO on September 16, 2009, at the federation's convention in Pittsburgh, and served in that position until his death.[1][2]
Death
Trumka died a week after supporting mandatory vaccination as president of the AFL-CIO.[3]
On July 1, 2022, the White House announced that Trumka would be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[4]
Family
Trumka married Barbara (nee Vidovich) in 1982. They had one son,[5] Richard Trumka, Jr., whom President Joe Biden appointed in 2021 to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Trumka was a Roman Catholic.[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.webcitation.org/69VQd1zUA?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/business/16labor.html?_r=2
- ↑ https://www.webcitation.org/69VR9TPPI?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/us/13labor.html?_r=1
- ↑ https://www.zerohedge.com/political/afl-cio-president-richard-trumka-dead-72-report
- ↑ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/01/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/
- ↑ "U.M.W. Chief Married; Threat Upsets Schedule." Associated Press. November 28, 1982.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120330191149/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1001332.htm