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Category Archive: Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “We’re building an independent political program…”

We’re building an independent political program that can run electoral politics and then turn on a dime to hold our leaders to task, in case they suddenly develop that old case of amnesia! We’ll be there to remind them what they promised and who they promised to work for!

October 8, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “Friends, I’m angry about what’s happening…”

Friends, I’m angry about what’s happening in politics today! Why is it wrong to ask the wealthiest people and most profitable corporations to pay their fair share?

August 30, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “You see, to me, it doesn’t…”

You see, to me, it doesn’t really matter if an elected official has a D or an R behind her name, or his name. I honestly don’t give a damn about who belongs to either political party.

June 27, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “I say let’s go back to…”

I say let’s go back to a truer use of the word ‘freedom.’ Let’s start with President Franklin Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. I would add the freedom to bargain collectively. Those freedoms are under attack today.

June 5, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “Time after time we’re told corporations…”

Time after time we’re told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards – giving working people the freedom to be crushed in collapsing mines, choke on filthy air and get paid too little to live on.

May 8, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “I do believe that freedom isn’t…”

I do believe that freedom isn’t free – but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They’ve been cynically using the word ‘freedom’ to rally the American public against its own best interests.

March 15, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “What I care about is whether…”

What I care about is whether or not a leader will work with America’s working people, whether or not a leader cares about responsibility and honest work and whether or not a leader will fight to keep the American Dream alive.

January 3, 2019 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld…”

When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, Sarah Palin tweeted, ‘Obama lies; freedom dies.’ She’s referring, I guess, to the freedom to go without health care when you’re sick.

December 20, 2018 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka Quote: “You see, without hard work and…”

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You see, without hard work and responsibility, there is no American Dream. Hard work lays the foundation. Our solidarity makes work pay – for all of us. For the greater good. That’s what our vision of shared prosperity is all about.

October 15, 2018 1949, American, July 24, Quotes by Activists, Richard Trumka
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