Philly Metal Trades Council President Joins SAG-AFT VP in Holiday GreetingsRA VP in Holiday Wishes
SAG-AFTRA VP Sheryl Lee Ralph joined Philly MTC President Lou Agre in wishing union members happy holidays.
SAG-AFTRA VP Sheryl Lee Ralph joined Philly MTC President Lou Agre in wishing union members happy holidays.
Bartlett Maritime Corporation and its Bartlett Maritime Plan™ Industry Team, including the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Goldman Sachs, Fincantieri Marine Group, Squire Patton Boggs and the Mayors of Lorain and Lordstown, OH, will host a Panel Discussion and Press Conference entitled, “Resolving the Submarine Maintenance Crisis: Restoring National Security,” Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20041. The Panel Discussion and Press Conference will be live-streamed here.
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka told Jonathan Swan in an interview for “Axios on HBO” that he wished President Biden hadn’t canceled the Keystone XL pipeline his first day in office — because it will cost some good-paying union jobs.
Why this matters: Organized labor is crucial to the Biden coalition. But there are significant tensions among environmentalists, the president’s team addressing climate change and some parts of the labor movement.
Between the lines: Trumka said he thought Biden had learned a lesson from his Keystone announcement and that he hopes the president will pair any future decisions that would kill union jobs with simultaneous and specific announcements about how those jobs would be replaced.
The bottom line: Trumka, who started his career as a coal miner, signaled he will have no patience for promises of retraining programs as consolation for union workers forced from their jobs.
People “love where they live and they love the people in that area,” Trumka said. “And to them, that’s home. And that’s their culture.”
Editor’s note: Updates with White House comment.