Trumka Pledges To Hold Lawmakers Accountable For Lame Duck TPP Vote

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka this week said the labor federation would hold lawmakers accountable in future elections if they cast a vote in favor of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during a lame-duck session on Congress, saying unions will not forget how they voted. “They think, well there's enough time for our reps to recover over the next two years or if you're a Senator, two, four, six years,” Trumka said at a Feb. 3 press conference accompanied by Democratic representatives...