Adversaries who have regrettably failed to recognize their own mutual interests, often to their own mutual detriment. The opposite is more apt to be the case. While they have different interest, they are likely to prosper or suffer together. It is more than symbolic that we are gathered on Labor Day in Pittsburgh at an event sponsored by both labor and management. We meet to discuss a significant initiative and challenge for our state.
Jobs are what it's all about.
As the global economy becomes more competitive every single day, we must work together to assure that Pennsylvania is a leader among states and a competitor among nations. Fifty years ago, we witnessed the triumphant end of the greatest conflict known to humankind. The contributions of American servicemen and American workers to that victory were unparalleled in history. Right here in Pennsylvania, our workers, our factories, our coal, steel and other heavy industries supplied democracy's arsenal. We emerged from that war a unified nation.