Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President Obama’s FY2016 Budget

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015.  In the State of the Union, President Obama forcefully advocated for working families and the bold actions we need to create an economy that truly works for all working people. His budget follows through with a number of proposals that would benefit American workers, such as repeal of harmful sequestration cuts, higher taxes on capital gains, and a financial crisis fee on the largest financial institutions. These are all pieces to a…