I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been …

- Richard Trumka

Better world. Better life for everybody, every worker. Poor kids oughta be able to go anyplace their brains will take them. Not where Daddy or Mommy'…

- Richard Trumka

The ultimate goal of those who blame workers for Wall Street's economic crisis is to unravel the fabric of our common life in pursuit of greed and po…

- 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 of us.

- Richard Trumka

You see, without hard work and responsibility, there is no American Dream. Hard work lays the foundation. Our solidarity makes work pay - for all of …

- 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 and expres…

- Richard Trumka

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

- Richard Trumka

There is nothing stronger than the American labor movement. United, we cannot and we will not be turned aside. Well work for it, sisters and brothers…

- Richard Trumka

Working people really amaze me. When you give them all the facts, they make the right decision every single time.

- Richard Trumka