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… we can all learn a lot from SMART’s experience.  In an era where mergers are few and far between, this union found a way to come together and combine forces, building SMART into the powerhouse that it is today. It wasn’t easy. The Sheet Metal … commitment to providing disaster relief within 24 hours is a model for the entire labor movement. Your capital strategies work exposed CBRE’s blatant misuse of mandatory arbitration. And your member to member substance abuse and mental health … I will spend a good deal of my time here today focusing on the future. But I simply cannot ignore what is happening right now. The recent mass slaughter of innocent life in El Paso and Dayton is weighing heavy on my heart. It was less than …

… delivered the following remarks at the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Convention: Good morning, brothers and sisters. It’s great to be with you today. Brother Steve (Tolman), thank you for that introduction. Steve is...how do I say this...a personality. … MIT found that more than 60 million workers would vote to join a union today if given the chance. And because of your hard work, we secured a groundbreaking win for public service workers in Massachusetts, overriding Governor Baker’s veto by a … with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, is leading the fight to pass the PRO Act—Protecting the Right to Organize. The PRO Act would let us do our jobs without interference from anti-union employers or anti-worker …

… 32nd General Convention: Thank you, Brother Ken (Rigmaiden), for that very kind introduction. You are a trade unionist to the core. You, Brother George (Galis) and the entire Painters and Allied Trades team are doing an incredible job lifting … family. One job should be enough!  No one should go broke just because they get sick.  No one should be afraid of dying at work or school or the mall.  No one should earn less because of their gender.  No one should be fired for who they are.  … He ripped Wall Street greed and pledged his commitment to changing the economic rules. Well, he’s changed them all right—but not to benefit any of us. Wall Street got another windfall tax cut. The new NAFTA is still more NAFTA than new. We …

… introduction. You and Brother Gerald (Jackson) are doing an incredible job leading this federation forward. It is an honor to be here at a union casino and a union hotel. What a great place for a convention. And what a great time to be in the labor … are you with me? This is our time. This is our moment. This is our country. And we’re taking it back for the people who work! The labor movement’s recent success is a reminder that when we sacrifice the comforts of today for the progress of … and consultants to scare workers into accepting business as usual. That’s why we need to pass the PRO Act—Protecting the Right to Organize. The PRO Act would let us do our jobs without interference from anti-union employers or anti-worker …

… it up for my friend and your international president Bob Martinez. At our last convention, the AFL-CIO formed a commission to tackle the future of work and unions. As the manufacturing sector chair, Bob is one of the key voices at the table. He has been thoughtful, … bag for decades, constantly facing threats of underfunding and privatization. You see, Amtrak has two things the corporate right-wing hates: government funding and unions. It is one thing for Amtrak to come under assault from the elected leaders …