Richard Trumka was just elected President of the AFL-CIO.

Why is this important? Because Trumka has been heavily focused on large economic, labor and trade policies which affect not only union members, membership, but also the middle class as a whole.

What I find scary is this concept to build a global union:

From his speech:

A labor movement that understands that, in a global economy, we have no alternative but to build truly global unions.

Unions with the ability to confront corporate power wherever it rears its head.

Whether it’s a call center in Bangalore.

A shoe factory in Vietnam.

Or a coal mine in Colombia.

Brothers and sisters, the corporate agenda doesn’t end at the water’s edge – and neither can ours!