Anyone who has followed the U.S. economy in recent years can tell you while corporate America and their wealthy executives have recovered from the last recession, middle-class families have not. About 95 percent of income gains between 2009 and 2012… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
Corporate tax dodging impacts us across generations and over time. It is corrosive. It is unethical. It is unsustainable. — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
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… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
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,… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
Wage theft, worker rights and workplace discrimination should not be swept under the rug. The United States cannot have a functional economy where all… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
Unfair trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement eviscerated good-paying manufacturing jobs, putting more than 3 million U.S. workers out of work. — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
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… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
This union has been divided in like a civil war - brother against brother - sister against sister. And I'm pulling it together. We've… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
Public sector employees are the eyes and ears on the ground for the communities they serve. — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and business forces that are undermining workers in this country. The… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
We've got to keep an eye on the battle that we face - a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
As president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, I have seen private equity firms plunder company after company, taking rich fees for themselves and… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
It's a success story here in Michigan. We have hiring going on. We have new industries going on. — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
