Political Quotes

“I rise today to join my colleagues in saying I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my great friend Richard Trumka. To say Rich was a champion for workers is really an understatement. He dedicated his life to fighting to secure and strengthen workers' rights. Everyone who knew Rich knew just how deeply committed he was to that mission. He understood how hard people in this country work for their families. He understood the dignity of work. He grew up understanding it. His grandfather was a coal miner, his father was a coal miner, and so was he. It is because he knew how hard people across the country work that he was driven to work so hard himself, to hold Washington accountable and make sure our country was looking out for working families. For decades, Rich led the charge in creating a country that treats all workers with the dignity and respect they deserve and where every worker had the right to join a union, including by fighting to root out systemic inequities and racism in this country. Rich once said: There's no evil that's inflicted more pain and more suffering than racism and it's something we in the labor movement have a special responsibility to challenge. He worked to live up to that challenge and to push others as well, and this country is better because of it. I have worked with Rich for years and seen firsthand how hard he fought every day to make sure workers had a seat at the table on healthcare, education, taxes, climate change.…”