Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney on the death of Senator Paul Wellstone

Senator Paul Wellstone stood up for the little guy, but he never had small thoughts. He was tireless and unapologetic for championing the rights of working men and women – even when he stood alone. He was an outspoken advocate of legislation to give workers a stronger voice on the job, despite the current legislative odds that favor corporate special interests. Paul Wellstone refused to shrink his vision or abandon his principles, and our nation’s workers are the better for it. America’s working men and women had no better friend.