Barbara Vidovich Biography – Barbara Vidovich Wiki
Barbara Vidovich (born Barbara née Vidovich) is an American and the wife of the late American attorney Richard Trumka. He was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He was elected president of the AFL–CIO on September 16, 2009, at the federation’s convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009, and prior to that was president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995. Trumka was named one of Esquire Magazine’s Americans of the Year in 2011. He was best known for holding elected officials and employers accountable to working families.
Trumka was elected president of the AFL-CIO after the retirement of John Sweeney in 2009 and president of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD in May 2010. On February 4, 2018, Trumka was announced to be the first recipient of the World Peace Prize for Labor Leadership because he has dedicated his life to the cause of labor and labor rights, seeking equality, and defending the rights of working men and women.
Barbara Vidovich Age
Her age is unknown. Her husband passed on at the age of 72. He was born on July 24, 1949, and died on August 5, 2021.
Barbara Vidovich Husband
She was married to her husband American attorney Richard Trumka in 1982. Until her husband’s death in August 2021, they had been married for almost 40 years. The two got married in a private ceremony on November 28, 1982, according to The New York Times.
Barbara Vidovich Children
She has one child, a son named Richard Jr who is a 2006 graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial Relations and a 2009 graduate of Georgetown University Law School. Richard Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps as he currently serves as general counsel and staff director of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee. Prior to his role on the House Committee, Trumka Jr. served as the assistant attorney general in Maryland.
Barbara Vidovich Parents
She is the daughter of a coal miner.
Richard Trumka Death
It was announced on Thursday, August 5, 2021, by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Senate floor that Trumka had died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 72.
“It’s just horrible news,” Schumer said. “We have just lost a giant. And we need him so. We will remember him forever. And his memory will, I know, importune us to do even more for working people.”
Barbara Vidovich Net Worth
Her net worth is not available. However, her husband being the president of AFL-CIO had an estimated Gross Salary of $272,250 and Benefits & Other Compensations worth $19,890.
