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For many civil rights advocates, Charlottesville was a prominent example of a disturbing trend: rising violence from hate groups.
For many civil rights advocates, Charlottesville was a prominent example of a disturbing trend: rising violence from hate groups.
For many civil rights advocates, Charlottesville was a prominent example of a disturbing trend: rising violence from hate groups.
Trumka Leaves Presidential Business Council
This week, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka resigned from President Donald Trump's Manufacturing Jobs Initiative. The move came after Trump responded to the racist terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia. In resigning from the Initiative, Trumka said:
His response to the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville was the last straw. We in the labor community refuse to normalize bigotry and hatred. And we cannot in good conscience extend a hand of cooperation to those who condone it.
Here are some of the top pieces of media coverage about Trumka's response to Trump:
The New York Times: Richard Trumka: Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council.
CBS This Morning: AFL-CIO Chief Denounces Trump's 'Spirited Defense of Racism and Bigotry.'
CNBC: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Resigning from President Trump's Manufacturing Council.
Washington Post: Top Labor Leader Resigns from Trump’s Jobs Council after Trump Blames ‘Both Sides’ for Charlottesville Violence.
Associated Press: The Latest: AFL-CIO Leader Resigns from Trump Jobs Council.
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A pipeline planned for the remote Big Bend region of southwest Texas is dividing communities in a state built on the oil and gas industry.
States Embrace Initiatives To Keep Opioid Epidemic From Splitting Up Families
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Michael Ziobro's parents believe strong marijuana killed him. But there may be too little evidence on the safety and benefits of cannabis to say for sure.
Working People in the States Reject Hate and Terror
In the wake of the terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to the deaths of Heather Heyer and two Virginia state troopers, Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, and the injuring of more than 30 others, organizations representing working families in numerous states have spoken out rejecting the violence and the ideas that precipitated the violence.
Here are the statements of AFL-CIO state federations:
Virginia AFL-CIO President Doris Crouse-Mays:
Allow me to be clear–the working people of Virginia do not and will not stand for discrimination and hate in our communities.
Yesterday's disgraceful display of beliefs from the alt-right was simply that–a disgrace to the citizens of the Commonwealth and all that we stand for. Virginia’s working families have fought long and hard to overcome the discriminatory policies of our past and to create an environment of inclusion and fairness in workplaces across the Commonwealth. We will continue to devote every ounce of our abilities to ensure that the rights and safety of all Virginians are...
