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Richard Trumka

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American attorney and organized labor leader (1949-2021)

United StatesLawyersLived 1949 to 2021 · aged 72
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Richard Louis Trumka was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009.

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2022Presidential Medal of Freedom
1994Eugene V. Debs Award

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About this person

Richard Louis Trumka was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009. He was elected president of the AFL-CIO on September 16, 2009, at the federation's convention in Pittsburgh, and served in that position until his death.

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United States
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2021 · aged 72
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9 languages

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