Ron Carey
Ron Carey
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A contract that provides the good jobs for working families certainly won't be won at the bargaining table. The only way you can win that is either on the picket lines, and in the community.
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What the union historically has done is gone in, negotiate a contract, then brought it back to its members when they reached agreement. What the company has been dictating and intimidating and threatening people is that they want to shove this contract down the members' throats. That has never been done in the past,
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are prepared to meet -- anytime, anywhere, with a mediator or without one -- to negotiate a contract that provides good jobs for working families.
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They have voted on it, ... They are voting today by walking the pavement, by letting the company know that they are not about to have any contract jammed down their throat. This is the new Teamsters. We do not operate as was done in the past.
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We have exhausted every possible approach to try to solve the problem, ... There are a number of complex problems. At this point it's just a waste of time.
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At this point, it appears it's just useless to continue any discussions, ... It's time for us to start digging in. It's time for us to start getting our members prepared for this strike.
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She doesn't have a paper trail, but it comes back to, 'Do I trust the president?' ... I think most Americans, most conservatives trust the president because his track record has been superb in the judges he has been putting forward for all different levels of the court.
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What they are doing is intimidation. It is threats. That won't get the job done. That is a mistake,
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We have seen no sign that the company has changed its attitude, so we are not particularly optimistic about these new talks,
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To stay there any longer would just be repetition, ... Somebody's got to stand up and say 'Enough is enough.'
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Tonight the elected leaders of the local unions unanimously approved the agreement with UPS, ... They were united and extremely enthusiastic about the breakthroughs that we had won in these negotiations.
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This victory sends a signal that American workers are on the move again.
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While there is no reason for optimism at this point, we will be there, ready to negotiate a reasonable agreement that provides the good jobs that American families need,
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We were not aware of this -- I certainly was not aware of this,