United Mine Workers of America Audio-Visual collection, 1940-1999

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United Mine Workers of America Audio-Visual collection, 1940-1999

1940-1999

https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/9375.htm

This collection documents United Mine Workers conventions, broadcasts and speeches by union officials, hearings on black lung disease, and interviews during the Brookside strike.

396 items

eng, Latn

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 11656315

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Trumka, Richard L. (Richard Louis), 1949-2021

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Richard Louis Trumka (July 24, 1949 – August 5, 2021) 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. Born in Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, Trumka went to work in the mines in 1968. He received a Bachelor of S...