This is just the beginning of a new era for America's workers. James P. Hoffa More Quotes by James P. Hoffa More Quotes From James P. Hoffa I will never apologize for standing up for my fellow Teamsters and all American workers. James P. Hoffa apologizing standing workers All workers want is a fair shake. James P. Hoffa shakes workers want We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And there's only one way to beat and win that war - the one thing about working people is, we like a good fight. James P. Hoffa party eye war Corporate tax dodging impacts us across generations and over time. It is corrosive. It is unethical. It is unsustainable. James P. Hoffa taxes impact generations Congress has turned its back on America's working families. There are Teamster families in every congressional district in America, and those families vote. Those who would oppose these families have done so at their own political peril. James P. Hoffa political done america Labor Day is seen as a day of rest for many hardworking Americans. James P. Hoffa hardworking day-of-rest labor-day Today we are united, strong and on the move. Today we have a strong strike fund. Today we have the resources to run large-scale organizing campaigns against global employers. Today we have $100 million in the bank. James P. Hoffa strong running moving What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living. James P. Hoffa unions trends country That's what unions do. They can get money, they can get support, they can get manpower. James P. Hoffa get-money unions support We didn't start this war - the right wing did. We're tired of seeing good-paying jobs shipped overseas. This fight is about the economy, it's about jobs and it's about rebuilding America. James P. Hoffa tired jobs war The mob's not coming back in the Teamsters Union. We've gotten rid of them, and we're free to be free of government supervision. James P. Hoffa unions coming-back government It's a success story here in Michigan. We have hiring going on. We have new industries going on. James P. Hoffa hiring michigan stories And some of those people that voted Republican are now going to say, what a mistake I made because I didn't know they were going to take my job away. I didn't know they were going to take collective bargaining away. James P. Hoffa mistake jobs people We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and business forces that are undermining workers in this country. The AFL-CIO has chosen the opposite approach by planning to throw even more money at politicians. James P. Hoffa fighting opposites country We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the organization and the manpower we can bring to a race. James P. Hoffa impact organization race If we're all together, we have money, and we start to organize, you're going to see the Teamsters Union start to bloom. James P. Hoffa unions organize together This union has been divided in like a civil war - brother against brother - sister against sister. And I'm pulling it together. We've already seen evidence of that in New York, in Pennsylvania, in California. The first thing is we have to get on the same page. We have to be united in one cause. James P. Hoffa sister brother together war Public sector employees are the eyes and ears on the ground for the communities they serve. James P. Hoffa ground employees eyes ears Improving the outlook for U.S workers isn't about creating millions of minimum-wage jobs. It is about creating sustainable, skilled employment that allows Americans to earn a fair wage with benefits that allows them to pay for housing and food on the table and sustain a middle-class lifestyle. James P. Hoffa earn table lifestyle food No one was elected to Congress because he or she promised to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. James P. Hoffa she because security congress
