Speeches / Interviews
- August 29, 2008 Barack Obama's Acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit card bills you can’t afford to pay, and tuition that’s beyond your reach. Read more of Barack Obama's Aug. 28, 2008, acceptance speech here.
- August 04, 2008 Leo W. Gerard's Remarks to Democratic Party Platform Committee Remarks of Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers International President before the Democratic Party Platform Committee, Cleveland, Ohio. August 1, 2008.
- June 30, 2008 Leo W. Gerard "Seize The Moment - This Is Our Time!" Keynote Address Good morning, sisters and brothers. You know me. I’m Leo Gerard – a few pounds lighter but happier than ever to be here. As a matter of fact, I’m happy and lucky to be anywhere these days. And I know you. You’re the leaders of the greatest union in the world – the United Steelworkers!
- July 01, 2008 AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka's Remarks to USW Convention, July 1, 2008 Well, brothers and sisters, every time I’m with the Steelworkers --whether it’s on the picket line, at a local meeting or at a great convention like this -- I know I’m in the presence of that same kind of power.
- June 16, 2008 Leo Gerard 'Absolutely Indispensable' to Labor-Environmental Alliance Leo the Linchpin by Jim Grossfeld Steelworker President Leo Gerard looks like an old-time union leader, but he’s put together a labor-environmentalist alliance that bridges some growing Democratic fissures.
