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AFL-CIO Opposes Green New Deal Over Lack Of Labor Consultation


April 24, 2019 at 04:10 PM
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, says his union opposes Democrats’ Green New Deal (GND) that promotes policies to tackle climate change, strengthen workplace health and safety standards, improve the environment, and boost jobs, striking a major blow against the plan that is already stalled in Congress.

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