HELENA — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is rallying Montana union members as they convene in Helena for their annual convention.
Trumka urged the members Friday to stay vigilant against those seeking to weaken unions, and said his federation would work to defeat anti-union office seekers in November’s elections.
He vowed to help re-elect Gov. Steve Bullock and to prevent Montana from becoming a right-to-work state. Trumka said the AFL-CIO plans to spend money in the Montana governor’s race, and in support of Denise Juneau’s bid for U.S. Congress.
He would not say how much money could pour into those races.
Bullock’s Republican opponent, Greg Gianforte, said the AFL-CIO’s endorsements of Bullock and of Hillary Clinton for president are a “slap in the face” to coal workers, some of whom are union members.