James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975, declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 until 1971. (wikipedia)
We probably do have enough votes in the House to defeat it. It's going to be a battle.
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.
can articulate why we need annual review for this treaty.
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,
What John Sweeney has been doing has not been working and it's time to try something new,
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.
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.
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,
This is the beginning of finding a solution to many of the problems we're having,
The good jobs are leaving this country, going overseas, and what we have left is some guy running a computer in Silicon Valley or you're cleaning toilets at the Holiday Inn, ... We have to make sure we keep good jobs in this country.