City-County Building Lights Up In Honor Of Late Labor Leader Richard Trumka

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Tonight, the City of Pittsburgh honored a labor leader from Western Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburgh City-Council Building lit up in honor of the late Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO.

Grant Street was lit in the federation's colors of purple and blue.

Trumka died last week at 72-years-old.

The Greene County native led the United Mineworkers before he was elected head of the AFL-CIO.