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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: AFL-CIO’s ‘Bulldog’ Trumka Faces Dwindling Ranks

Updated: November 9 2022,
Author: barrel jason
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Business Costs and Revenues, Distribution of Income, Division of Labor/Specialization, Economic Institutions, Employment and Unemployment, Producers, Productivity
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As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka works to shield organized labor from the excesses of big businesses, he faces many challenges, including dwindling ranks.

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