A contract that provides the good jobs for working families certainly won't be won at the bargaining table. The only way you can win that is either on the picket lines, and in the community. |
And if I did, it would have been stopped dead in its tracks, ... If I had, I would have got to the bottom of that and heads would have rolled. |
are prepared to meet -- anytime, anywhere, with a mediator or without one -- to negotiate a contract that provides good jobs for working families. |
At this point, it appears it's just useless to continue any discussions, ... It's time for us to start digging in. It's time for us to start getting our members prepared for this strike. |
But if it's just a smoke screen, we're out of here, |
He was probably open to either position; it was just a matter of where he saw the best opportunity to be successful. And obviously when he entered the race 90 days ago he thought it was the U.S. Senate. Now he see the gubernatorial race as his area of opportunity, |
I am not optimistic, ... I see no sign that UPS has dropped its strategy of shifting to more low-wage, part-time jobs. |
I don't think it's accurate (that they are losing business permanently). The post office and the other companies can't manage the volume. |
I don't know how long this will take. We looked very hard to try to find some solutions to some very complex problems. I'm disappointed that we could not find some common ground. |
I don't think it's accurate [that they are losing business permanently]. The post office and the other companies can't manage the volume, |
I think what you're really talking about when you look at junior Hoffa ... is the weakness and corruption of the past, things that have caused this union so much pain ... Four general presidents were indicted. We've attacked corruption. We've dealt it a body blow. We've put over 67 locals into trusteeship. |
I think working people have been taking it on the chin long enough, ... It's a crime that they have forced our members into a strike. |
I'm disappointed by the lack of progress, |
It's about time the labor movement (became) much more active, fighting for working people in this country, |
It's been in my blood for 40 years. We'll move on at this point and move on in a positive way and look at opportunities down the road. |