Petitioning Richard Trumka for an AFL-CIO Presidential Debate
Petitioning Richard Trumka for an AFL-CIO Presidential Debate
The Issue
AFL-CIO members need to hear from ALL the presidential candidates, not just the incumbent, Richard Trumka. How can the country's largest labor organization have a presidential election without a true debate?
Harry Kelber for AFL-CIO President 2013Petition StarterIf a 98-year-old unionist is willing to spend his remaining time to fight for an honest, democratic AFL-CIO, there must be hundreds, probably thousands, of labor activists with the skills and experience to challenge Trumka and his hand-picked Executive Council. The AFL-CIO’s 2013 convention will be held in Los Angeles on September 8-12. That is 15 months away and there is a lot to be done in the interim.
Let’s start by getting the names of union members who are willing to join in a campaign to rebuild the AFL-CIO as a democratic organization that believes in honest elections, democracy and worker rights.
If you are interested and willing to be a candidate for either of the top three AFL-CIO positions or the 51 Vice-Presidents that make up the Executive Council, please send your name, e-mail address and a brief message to the campaign web site below.
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The Issue
AFL-CIO members need to hear from ALL the presidential candidates, not just the incumbent, Richard Trumka. How can the country's largest labor organization have a presidential election without a true debate?
Harry Kelber for AFL-CIO President 2013Petition StarterIf a 98-year-old unionist is willing to spend his remaining time to fight for an honest, democratic AFL-CIO, there must be hundreds, probably thousands, of labor activists with the skills and experience to challenge Trumka and his hand-picked Executive Council. The AFL-CIO’s 2013 convention will be held in Los Angeles on September 8-12. That is 15 months away and there is a lot to be done in the interim.
Let’s start by getting the names of union members who are willing to join in a campaign to rebuild the AFL-CIO as a democratic organization that believes in honest elections, democracy and worker rights.
If you are interested and willing to be a candidate for either of the top three AFL-CIO positions or the 51 Vice-Presidents that make up the Executive Council, please send your name, e-mail address and a brief message to the campaign web site below.
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Petition created on February 10, 2013