Brian McLaughlin Quotes (7 Quotes)

I was in Pensacola, Fla., for Ivan and I just want to be able to feel like I have helped people in my life,

My purpose here today is two-fold I want to remind shoppers, beginning September 1city sales tax in clothing has been permanently slashed,

With 10,000 construction jobs created, 2,000 permanent jobs, 250 million in annual economic impact projected to the region and 1.6 billion in new tax revenue over the next 30 years, I'd say, 'Jets, welcome home'

I put together a meeting with all of the disaffiliated principals and we reached an agreement that they will be marching in our Labor Day Parade, ... The unity that we have gives us a better opportunity to survive this. I look at the glass half full this disaffiliation is temporary and its also a healthy debate for us to have.

I also want to urge shoppers to patronize their local merchants. Small businesses employ area residents, offer a personal touch to the shopper, and are a stabilizing force in a community.

We earn a good income and we negotiate pensions and health care in virtually every public and private sector of today's city economy, ... Those are all indicative a labor movement that is alive and kicking.

The labor movement especially in Queens County is strong, as evidenced in the great strides that labor has made with future union members new Americans, ... We're doing a great job of organizing and it's reflecting in our numbers. New York's union membership is actually up, despite the national membership shrinking.