As president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, I have seen private equity firms plunder company after company, taking rich fees for themselves and cutting costs until there’s nothing left to cut. Time and again I’ve seen their reckless behavior drive companies to declare bankruptcy. James P. Hoffa Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
We have to get very militant with some of these employers to say there’s no shortcuts, our people have a right to a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s pay, and we’ve got to get that done. And that’s going to happen. James P. Hoffa Read Quote
We’re going to be very strong with employers in all of our aspects, because I think there’s been too much of this idea let’s try and get along here, and we’ve eroded some of our standards. James P. Hoffa Read Quote
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 Read Quote
It’s a success story here in Michigan. We have hiring going on. We have new industries going on. James P. Hoffa Read Quote
I will never apologize for standing up for my fellow Teamsters and all American workers. James P. Hoffa Read Quote
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 Read Quote
