Infrastructure Rally Calls for Rebuilding America
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)A midday rally on Thursday in front of the
AFL-CIO headquarters will focus on the vital need for upgrading infrastructure
in the U.S. AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka will speak and Metro Council
president Jos Williams will emcee the rally, which is part of Infrastructure
Week 2014. “Putting money in roads and bridges is like planting seed corn,”
Trumka said. “Investing in good jobs yields a good return. When you put seed
in the ground, you get something to harvest. When you put cement in the ground,
you get roads. When you put steel in the ground, you get train tracks.” Trumka
pointed to a recent American Society of
Civil Engineers report that said the country needs to spend $3.6 trillion just to make sure
that the current infrastructure in the U.S. doesn't fall apart, with a similar
investment needed to create the next generation infrastructure to grow the
economy. Follow updates on infrastructure week on Twitter using the
hashtag #RebuildRenew and lear