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America’s Infrastructure is Key to Good Jobs, Economic Security and Quality of Life

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

Written by Richard L. Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO
Previous generations built an American infrastructure that was the envy of the world. Since then, we’ve been coasting on the wise investments made decades ago. Now it’s our turn to step up and rebuild that foundation so future generations can have the same opportunities we had…The path forward is not easy or pain free. There are no silver bullets, and ignoring our problems will not make them go away. Yet, while legislators wrestle with responsibly funding the necessary investments, the cost of inaction continues to rise.

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Tags: AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Chamber of Commerce, Congress, Infrastructure Week 2015, Richard Trumka
Posted in Aviation, Competitiveness, Equity, Funding, Guest Post, Guests on The Infra Blog, National, Policy, Roads, Seaports, The Infra Blog

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Friday, June 28th, 2013

Edwin D. Hill is President of the the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), an office he has held since 2001. As President of a union whose members work in all sectors of the economy, from utility companies to solar panel production plants, from building retrofitting to nuclear power facilities, Mr. Hill has a unique, […]

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Tags: AFL-CIO, Edwin Hill, Government, Guests on The Infra Blog, IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International President, investment, Jobs, Union
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bridges, Employment, Energy, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, Highway, Jobs, National, Roads, The Infra Blog, Water Treatment

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Guest on The Infra Blog: Damon Silvers, Director of Policy & Special Counsel, AFL-CIO

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Damon Silvers is the Director of Policy & Special Counsel for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). He is also a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Standing Advisory Group and the Financial Accounting Standards Board User Advisory Council.

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Tags: AFL-CIO, Congressional Oversight Panel, Damon Silvers, Job Creation, TARP
Posted in Competitiveness, Employment, Equity, Guests on The Infra Blog, Jobs, The Infra Blog

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Testimony of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

AFL-CIO
here are 13.9 million unemployed workers in the U.S. and millions more who are underemployed or stuck in part-time jobs. Our building and construction trades workers have been particularly hard hit, with a national unemployment level at 22.5% and even higher in some crafts and areas of the country. Our construction union halls that once teemed with workers receiving training or heading to construction sites are now full of folks simply waiting for jobs.

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Tags: AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Barbara Boxer, James Inhofe, Richard Trumka, Senate Committee
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Employment, Equity, Funding, Infra Views, Jobs, National, Policy, Recession, Recovery

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Posts Tagged ‘AFL-CIO’

America’s Infrastructure is Key to Good Jobs, Economic Security and Quality of Life

Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Guest on The Infra Blog: Damon Silvers, Director of Policy & Special Counsel, AFL-CIO

Testimony of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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InfrastructureUSA.org is a non-profit, online community whose mission is to bring together infrastructure experts, industry leaders, government officials and most especially interested citizens, to participate in vigorous conversation and generate action to address the U.S. infrastructure crisis.

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Posts Tagged ‘AFL-CIO’

America’s Infrastructure is Key to Good Jobs, Economic Security and Quality of Life

Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Guest on The Infra Blog: Damon Silvers, Director of Policy & Special Counsel, AFL-CIO

Testimony of Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

CATEGORIES

Dear Friends,

Support for InfrastructureUSA.org
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