James Hoffa
James Hoffa
James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffawas an American labor union leader and author who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamstersunion from 1958 until 1971. He vanished in late July 1975 at age 62...
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The 40-hour work week is under attack. The right to organize is under attack. We are fighting for retirement security. Fifty million Americans are without health care. And real wages are falling,
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This is not about fighting or raiding the AFL-CIO, ... We're not at war with anyone, but we're trying to grow the American labor movement, and we're pushing every button we can to do that.
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Working people in this country need stronger unions, ... Employers continue taking things away from workers.
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Working people are having a very, very tough time today,
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We have a strategy to train workers to rebuild their communities, ... We must learn from this tragedy and help these workers start over. We must help our fellow Americans build new communities and new lives.
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There are some people who say we are dividing the labor movement. I say we are rebuilding the labor movement, but this time we are building it right.
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We probably do have enough votes in the House to defeat it. It's going to be a battle.
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It's going to be a battle, ... We probably do have enough votes in the House to defeat it.
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Their idea is to keep throwing money at politicians.
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At the 11th hour they made a substantial economic offer which we're going to evaluate. We're going to come back with another economic offer, but there are still very troubling issues on the table.
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As the industry endures continued economic uncertainty, this agreement will ensure that nearly 10,000 workers are united in their fight for fair treatment and job security.
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What John Sweeney has been doing has not been working and it's time to try something new,
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This is the beginning of finding a solution to many of the problems we're having,
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This joint effort will result in strong representation for all workers at the newly merged airline, ... As the industry endures continued economic uncertainty, this agreement will ensure that nearly 10,000 workers are united in their fight for fair treatment and job security.