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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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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This is not about fighting or raiding the AFL-CIO, ... We're not at war with anyone, but we're trying to grow the American labor movement, and we're pushing every button we can to do that.
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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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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.
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It's going to be a battle, ... We probably do have enough votes in the House to defeat it.
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Working people are having a very, very tough time today,
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Working people in this country need stronger unions, ... Employers continue taking things away from workers.
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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.