AFL-CIO's Trumka: Rick Perry's "Texas Miracle" a "Dismal Model" for America

AFL-CIO's Trumka Calls Rick Perry's "Texas Miracle" a "Dismal Model" for America Complete video at: fora.tv The president of the US' largest labor union federation called out Texas Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry's economic record in Texas, saying informed observers don't see it as a miracle. ----- On Thursday, August 25, 2011, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters. "If you want to help workers, you first need to help people," said On September 16, 2009, Richard L. Trumka was elected President of the AFL-CIO by acclamation at the Federation's 26th convention in Pittsburgh, Pa. His election, following 15 years of service as the AFL-CIO's Secretary Treasurer, capped Trumka's rise to leadership of the nation's largest labor federation from humble beginnings in the small coal mining communities of southwest Pennsylvania.

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