There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life.
Harry Bridges Quotes
I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right time, and nobody else wanted the job.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Harry Bridges Quotes: I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right..."
| Birth: | 28th July, 1901 |
| Death: | 30th March, 1990 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Union Leader |
About
Harry Bridges was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an Australian-born American union leader, first with the International Longshoremen's Association. In 1937, he led several chapters in forming a new union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, expanding members to workers in warehouses, and led it for the next 40 years.
Share with your friends