Labor & Employment Law

Trumka: Live Webcast on Jobs Crisis Today

By Seth Michaels

At 4 p.m. EST today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will host a live conversation and answer your questions about the jobs crisis and the way forward.

More than 5,500 people have voted already on more than 150 questions working people submitted for Trumka, on subjects like green jobs, training, trade and addressing unemployment in distressed areas. There’s still time for you to vote here on what questions you’d like Trumka to answer.

Union members and working family activists from around the country are taking part. If you plan to follow the conversation on Twitter, use #aflciojobs in your tweets and they will show up on the webcast page. You also will be able to comment directly on the webcast page throughout the event.

• Sign in here to participate if you have a Google account.
• If you don’t have a Google account, create one here.

Click here to learn more about the AFL-CIO’s five-point jobs plan.

There’s still time to log in and vote on questions, so visit www.aflcio.org/open today. And tune in at 4 p.m. EST to watch President Trumka as he answers your questions on the jobs crisis.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).