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John Sweeney was a visionary leader who cared about working people to his core. The Oregon AFL-CIO and Oregon workers are forever in his debt for his guidance, support, and vigorous advocacy. That same impact and effectiveness was felt across the country.

Rest in power, President Sweeney.

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“The millions of Americans who were thrown out of work in the past year for the first time may be about to receive a rude lesson in the country’s peculiar approach to misfortune. It’s like throwing a lifeline to a drowning person, then slicing a few strands of the rope before saying, “Good luck!””

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