Ron Carey
Ron Carey
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It's been in my blood for 40 years. We'll move on at this point and move on in a positive way and look at opportunities down the road.
move sends signal victory workers
This victory sends a signal that American workers are on the move again.
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It's about time the labor movement (became) much more active, fighting for working people in this country,
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This strike marks a new era, ... This victory sends a signal that American workers are on the move again. After 15 years of taking it on the chin, working families are telling big companies that we will fight for the American dream.
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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.
gave saturday talking
Oh, we gave it to him on Saturday night, and I'm talking about proposals,
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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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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,
longer stand stay
To stay there any longer would just be repetition, ... Somebody's got to stand up and say 'Enough is enough.'
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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.
job mistakes
What they are doing is intimidation. It is threats. That won't get the job done. That is a mistake,
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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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This action day will tell big corporations all across America that we've had enough of their part-timing, their subcontracting, their pension stealing and their downsizing,
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This is about good jobs in this country, ... Working people in this country are saying, 'Enough is enough.' They want decent jobs.