John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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I want to tell stories powerful people don't want you to tell. It's not worth getting out of bed otherwise.
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McDonald's cannot afford to alienate millions and millions of working people in this country. But believe me that is the road we are headed down.
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It's not these locals' fault that their national unions left the A.F.L.-C.I.O., and it's not working people's fault. They shouldn't have to bear the brunt of a decision by their leadership. Solidarity charters will allow unions to work together and let working people still benefit from a united grass-roots movement.
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A lot of people are talking, saying the sophomore class is the one that is going to get us back to where we were. But hard work is the only thing that is going to get us there. ... Our talent alone isn't going to get us very far.
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Working people are under the worst attack in 80 years. Never has there been a stronger need for a stronger union movement.
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Working people are not just fed up -- they are ready to get active to set our country in a different direction, one state at a time.
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People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors.
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In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it.
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I mean, we're trying to protect the interests of working families and these attacks in several different areas have been directed at workers.
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I know the guys are excited. We have talked for a long time about putting this program among the elite in Onslow County. I'm not saying that this win seals it, but it's important to be able to play with (Swansboro).
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Eight years of Clinton-Gore haven't been enough to repair the damage of 12 years of Reagan and Bush. Al Gore is running for president as the champion of working families and unions.
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The AFL-CIO needs a strong and united Teamsters union, and it needs the involvement of Jim Hoffa. I look forward to sitting down with him at his first opportunity.
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We checked and he wasn't given any preferential treatment.
We all hope. We all love. We all dream. We all worship. We all work. We all have rights.