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> [The bottom has fallen out of America's wage floor. And the erosion of the minimum wage has lowered pay and working standards for all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/the-bottom-has-fallen-out-of-america-s-wage-floor-and-the-erosion-of/)

[Richard Trumka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-trumka/)

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## More by Richard Trumka

> [The bottom has fallen out of America's wage floor. And the erosion of the minimum wage has lowered pay and working standards for all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/the-bottom-has-fallen-out-of-america-s-wage-floor-and-the-erosion-of/)

[Richard Trumka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-trumka/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/we-re-building-an-independent-political-program-that-can-run/)

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> [We can support President Barack Obama, because he supports us. We can support Barack Obama, because he shares our values and our vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/we-can-support-president-barack-obama-because-he-supports-us-we-can/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/friends-i-m-angry-about-what-s-happening-in-politics-today-why-is-it/)

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> [And, you know, money is - the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. Because what you have right now - people have said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/and-you-know-money-is-the-money-edge-is-really-dangerous-to-democracy/)

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> [You can be dogmatic, like Donald Trump, and say don't tell me any of the facts, I have made up my mind, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/you-can-be-dogmatic-like-donald-trump-and-say-don-t-tell-me-any-of/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/i-say-let-s-go-back-to-a-truer-use-of-the-word-freedom-let-s-start/)

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> [Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/time-after-time-we-re-told-corporations-should-have-freedom-from/)

[Richard Trumka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-trumka/)

> [I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/i-do-believe-that-freedom-isn-t-free-but-today-the-corporate-and/)

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> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/you-see-to-me-it-doesn-t-really-matter-if-an-elected-official-has-a-d/)

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> [There is nothing stronger than the American labor movement. United, we cannot and we will not be turned aside. We'll work for it, sisters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/there-is-nothing-stronger-than-the-american-labor-movement-united-we/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/what-i-care-about-is-whether-or-not-a-leader-will-work-with-america-s/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/when-the-u-s-supreme-court-upheld-the-affordable-care-act-sarah-palin/)

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> [Better world. Better life for everybody, every worker. Poor kids oughta be able to go anyplace their brains will take them. Not where Daddy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/better-world-better-life-for-everybody-every-worker-poor-kids-oughta/)

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> [We have a raising wages agenda. And that includes tax policy, trade policy. TPP is a very bad agreement. Covers 40 percent of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/we-have-a-raising-wages-agenda-and-that-includes-tax-policy-trade/)

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