Today, the AFL-CIO are launching a new online event focusing on jobs with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Using online moderation tools, union leaders and activists across the country can submit questions for President Trumka about the jobs crisis and vote on questions already submitted.

President Trumka will then answer the top-rated questions in a live online video discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. EST.

Please save that date.

To submit a question and vote on questions, visit http://www.aflcio.org/open. Spread the word to your friends to vote for the questions that you want President Trumka to answer.

To participate, you’ll need a Google account.

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• If you don’t have a Google account, create one here.

This is a new effort to increase communication and help identify questions that are most important to union leaders and activists in the field. The AFL-CIO’s five-point jobs plan is available here: http://www.aflcio.org/createjobs.