America Quote 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…

— 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…

— Richard Trumka

We can support President Barack Obama, because he supports us. We can support Barack Obama, because he shares our values and our vision.

— Richard Trumka

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…

— Richard Trumka

And, you know, money is - the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. Because what you have right now - people have said…

— Richard Trumka

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…

— Richard Trumka

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…

— Richard Trumka

Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the…

— 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.…

— Richard Trumka

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.…

— Richard Trumka

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…

— Richard Trumka

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…

— Richard Trumka