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.
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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.
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Birth: | 19th May, 1941 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Lawyer, Union Leader |
James Phillip Hoffa was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an American attorney, labor leader and the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He earned a BA degree in Economics from Michigan State University in 1963. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1966. He was an attorney for the Teamsters from 1968 to 1993.
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