WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSOps) -- The AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO) issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2021: * * * AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement about the sudden passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: "We've lost one of the nation's fiercest, most effective advocates for working people ever. From his earliest days working in the coal mines of Pennsylvania, Rich has lived the values of the labor moveme  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 6 (TNSOps) -- The Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following statement: * * * Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International President John Costa released the following statement regarding the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. "We are devastated to hear the news of the loss of our brother, friend and legendary labor leader Richard Trumka. When our International President Larry Hanley passed away, Rich was one of the first people to reach out, and wh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSOps) -- The Association of Flight Attendants issued the following statement: * * * The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO International President Sara Nelson, representing nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants at 17 airlines, released the following statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: "The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO is shocked and saddened by the sudden death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Rich was a family man--a d  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSCapV) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following joint statement with 51 organizations: * * * Joint statement. Moving on from a loud argument about a distant target. The political debate about climate change in Australia is stuck on whether the Federal Government should commit to net zero climate pollution by 2050. This is largely irrelevant to the real world climate crisis that's harming Australians now, and endangering many of our livelih  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- The AFL-CIO's Department for Professional Employees issued the following statement: * * * Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) President Jennifer Dorning released the following statement in response to the news of the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: "DPE mourns the sudden loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Rich dedicated his life to improving the lives of others, whether they were coal miners or computer programmers. "This st  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Bill Number: HB 15 Description: Requires school districts to provide written notification to a student's parent or guardian when a student commits an act of misconduct. Action: Signed Effective: Immediately Bill Number: HB 18 Description: Allows school districts to perform teacher evaluations every two or three years, rather than every two years, if the teacher previously received a rating of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement: * * * Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the death of Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO and recipient of the 2011 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award -- the civil rights community's highest honor: "Unafraid to challenge racism and classism anywhere, Richard Trumka was a civi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka: "I am so saddened to learn of the passing of AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka. "From his beginnings as a Pennsylvania coal miner to his rise as one of the most influential labor leaders of the 21st century, President Trumka's life exemplified the American Dream, and he sp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSOps) -- The NAACP issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: The NAACP mourns the passing of Richard Trumka, who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over a decade. Trumka has been an outspoken advocate for social and economic justice. As a third-generation former coal miner, his commitment to improving life for working people began early. Trumka thought the right to freely and fairly organize was a patriotic belief, not a partisan one. He believed that unioni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- The National Consumers League issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2021: * * * The National Consumers League is today mourning the passing of AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka. A champion for working families across the United States and around the world, Mr. Trumka was a devoted advocate for the rights for consumers. The following statement is attributable to National Consumers League Executive Director Sally Greenberg: "America lost a hero today. NCL's staff  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- The National Italian American Foundation issued the following news release: On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Board of Directors and the Italian American community, we send our heartfelt condolences to the family of Richard L. Trumka, AFL-CIO president, who passed away Thursday at the age of 72. Trumka received the NIAF Leonardo da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award in Service to the American Worker at the Foundation's 44th Anniversary Ga  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: President Richard L. Trumka was a longtime champion of workers' rights and the labor movement, during the difficult and challenging decades of neoliberal and far-right assaults by transnational corporations, their many advocates in Congress, the White House and state governments, and the multiple anti-union institutions and media allied with them. His leadership and advocacy will be greatly mis  more

CONCORD, California, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- The National Employment Lawyers Association issued the following statement: * * * The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute) mourn the sudden passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. From his beginnings as a coal miner in Pennsylvania, to rising through the leadership ranks of the AFL-CIO, Trumka knew from the ground up what it meant to be a member of America's labor  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- The New York State Nurses Association issued the following statement: * * * "NYSNA joins our union sisters and brothers in mourning the sudden death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. The son and grandson of coal miners, he spent his last few months fighting for the PRO Act and fighting in solidarity with his fellow UMWA coal miners in Alabama. We remember and thank him for his dedication to working families across the country. President Trumka was a true champi  more

PARIS, France, Aug. 7 -- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development issued the following statement by Secretary-General Mathias Cormann: * * * Statement from OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann It is with great sadness that I learned of the unexpected passing of Richard Trumka, the long serving President of our OECD Trade Union Advisory Committee. Richard dedicated his life to advancing the interests of working people. From starting his own working life as a third generat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement after the sudden passing of AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka. "Throughout his life Rich Trumka never backed down from fighting for workers. As leader of the 12.5 million-member American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), he championed working people everyday.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Pasquali available for interviews about using nanomaterials to slash emissions * * * Rice University carbon materials expert Matteo Pasquali is available to discuss ways to slash carbon dioxide emissions and rapidly decarbonize the global economy. Instead of burning oil and gas, Pasquali says, hydrocarbon molecules could be split into hydrogen and solid carbon. The hydrogen could then be used as a c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Addressing the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement. "The world and the labor movement have lost a giant. Richard Trumka's life took him from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to the greatest halls of power, and no matter where he went, he never stopped fighting on behalf of his fellow brothers and sisters in the labor movement. H  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2021: SAG-AFTRA mourns the loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who passed away today at the age of 72. "I am devastated to learn of Rich's passing today," said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. "SAG-AFTRA members and all workers have lost a true champion and ally. First and always, a working man, Rich was al  more

YORK, England, July 31 -- The University of York issued the following news release: A new volume of a historical dictionary revealing thousands of Yorkshire words which had been lost for centuries is being launched on Yorkshire Day (1 August). The dictionary has been edited by Alexandra Medcalf from the University of York's Borthwick Institute. The publication of more than 4,000 terms, dating from 1100 to c.1750, marks a lifetime's work by local historian, Dr George Redmonds who died in 2018.  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2021, by Chairwoman Belinda Biafore on the death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: * * * "We are heartbroken to hear of the tragic loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. "President Trumka was a true fighter and advocate for workers and their families his entire life. He was a former coal miner and previously served as president of the United Mine Workers of America. "With a  more