LABOR ON THE MOVE: Podhorzer Named AFL-CIO Political Director
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Michael Podhorzer will be the new political director for the 12
million-member AFL-CIO, driving one of the largest independent campaign
operations in the country, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka announced
yesterday. “There’s no one better to direct the political work of the
labor movement than Mike Podhorzer,” said Trumka. “Mike is both a
brilliant strategist and a passionate advocate whose commitment to building
political power for working women and men is unrivalled. The rigor and
energy he brings to our efforts are exactly what we need to counter the
relentless attacks on working families – and union members in particular –
financed by Wall Street and legislated by the politicians they elected.”
Podhorzer becomes director after having served at the AFL-CIO as deputy director
of the political department since 2005. He came to the AFL-CIO in 1997,
and helped establish Working America, the community partner of the AFL-CIO which
has grown to 3 million members nationwide.
photo by Joe Kekeris