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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Finally, we have the contract we want and basically it is non-concessionary, ... We had a united negotiating committee and the united membership behind us is and that was the difference in these negotiations.
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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 probably do have enough votes in the House to defeat it. It's going to be a battle.
We still have to look at the details.
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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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Both (Texas Gov. George) Bush and Gore are pell mell, saying that any trade deal is right.
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Their idea is to keep throwing money at politicians.
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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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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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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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If China truly wants to be part of the great world, and be a citizen of the world, they must act like a citizen of the world. China has never lived up to a trade agreement, so why do we think they're going to live up to this one?
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China is a country that has imprisoned many of its labor leaders, its workers. We want to make sure we have a review of their conduct,