[Peace] Fwd: AFL-CIO Mtg Wed Night

Belden Fields a-fields at uiuc.edu
Fri Oct 10 14:59:19 CDT 2008


And noon on Wednesday at the University YMCA.

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> From: "Jon Nadler" <JNadler at ift-aft.org>
> Date: October 10, 2008 1:18:34 PM CDT
> Subject: AFL-CIO Mtg Wed Night
>
> Don’t forget!!
> Richard Trumka will visit AFL-CIO of Champaign County

> Well known for his inspiring and fiery speeches, Richard L. Trumka,  
> Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC will visit the  
> CLC meeting of the Champaign County AFL-CIO on Wednesday, October  
> 15th at 7:00 pm. at the IBEW LU #601 union meeting hall.  This  
> meeting will be open to the public so we will suspend all regular  
> business at this meeting to give Mr. Trumka our full attention.    
> The E-Board will be meeting earlier at 5:30 pm.   Here's a short  
> biography on Mr. Trumka.
>
> Richard Trumka will come to the UIUC campus the week of October  
> 13-17.  He will give public talks, visit the Tuesday night Building  
> and Re-Building the Labor Movement certificate class that starts  
> October 14.
>
> Bio: Rich Trumka
>
> Richard L. Trumka was re-elected for a third term to the office of  
> secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO in December 2001. He was first  
> elected in 1995, the youngest secretary-treasurer in AFL-CIO  
> history, as part of an insurgent campaign to reinvigorate the  
> American labor movement. At the time of his 1995 election, Trumka  
> was serving his third term as president of the United Mine Workers  
> of America.
>

> As a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, Trumka is chairman of  
> the Strategic Approaches Committee, charged with assisting  
> affiliated unions that seek assistance in achieving their strategic  
> goals through collective bargaining. He also chairs the AFL-CIO  
> Finance Committee and the AFL-CIO Capital Stewardship Committee,  
> which works to ensure workers' deferred wages are wisely invested  
> to provide the best long-term benefits to America's working families.
>
>
> AFL-CIO of Champaign County
> 404 W. Church Street
> Champaign, IL 61820
>
> Website: http://il.aflcio.org/champaigncounty/
> Email:  ccaflcio at aol.com

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