WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on the Senate floor Thursday that longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died. Schumer was an ally of the 72-year-old man who ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Trumka, the head of one of the nation’s largest labor unions who advocated for worker rights, died on Thursday, a senior AFL-CIO official confirmed to NBC News. Trumka, 72, has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizations in the world, died Thursday.

The nation’s top consumer watchdog agency raised concerns about indoor air pollution from gas stoves. A political firestorm ensued. By Elena Shao and Lisa Friedman Recipients of the nation’s highest ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump began Labor Day by criticizing the head of the country's largest federation of labor unions. Trump tweeted that AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka poorly represented ...

Recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor included the gymnast Simone Biles; John McCain, the former Republican senator from Arizona; and civil rights workers. By Michael D. Shear The medal, ...