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… Thank you, Brother Stan [Johnson] . But, listen, before we go on, let’s take a moment of silence to honor those men and women we have lost to workplace accidents or chronic diseases. God bless their memories. Sisters and … of division. We have got to be clear-eyed, because our jobs and wages and the future of our country are on the line, right now. It’s time for us to step up in our communities and in this election season. So I look forward to joining the … are too high. He says he’ll bring back steel. He says he’ll bring back coal. Baloney. Remember, Trump supports right to work 100 percent. You think he has any interest in fighting for us? Trump would never take our trade cases seriously. He …

… this great hall. Look at the power represented in this hall. And so the real question for this week is, what are we going to do with it? Do we intend to build an American future, a future for the 99% -- a future for our children and grandchildren … you had a real good shot at reaching the middle class—that the working class was the middle class. And that you might work in a coal mine or a hotel laundry, but your children could do anything if they worked hard enough. This is the story of … people’s incomes had increased like CEO’s. Almost no one would live in poverty. It is time, my friends, to turn America right side up. And to turn America right side up, we need a real working class movement. And if that’s going to happen, we -- …

… Brothers and sisters: We’ve got your back. That’s my number one message to you. We have your back! And when I say, “WE,” I’m not just talking about those of us standing here. I don’t just mean the … to us. When it comes to standing up for working people in America, standing up for what’s fair, standing up for what’s right, you are the tip of the spear. You don’t simply represent yourselves. You represent all of us. This is what our … are playing the same old game. But guess what? We know how to play it better, and we’ll win because we stand for what’s right. That’s what prevails in the end. They’ll fight strong, but we’ll fight stronger. They’ll fight long, but we’ll fight …