Jimmy Hoffa: Union

Jimmy Hoffa was American labor leader. Explore interesting quotes on union.

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“It has to be considered damned unusual that no other union was ever investigated.”

Jimmy Hoffa

Source: Hoffa The Real Story (1975), Chapter 6, The Start of the Frame-Up, p. 103

“In the ten years I was president of the Teamsters, I had raised the membership from eight hundred thousand to more than 2 million and made it the largest single labor union the world.”

Jimmy Hoffa

Source: Hoffa The Real Story (1975), Chapter 1, I'll Be Back, p. 13

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“I've said consistently that no employer ever really accepts a union. They tolerate the unions. The very minute they can get a pool of unemployment they'll challenge the unions and try to get back what they call managements prerogatives, meaning hire, fire, pay what you want.”

Jimmy Hoffa

Source: Hoffa The Real Story (1975), Chapter 13, Outside Again, p. 213