A biography for Marty Walshhasn’t been written yet.
“We're America. We're a free country.”
“I have one of those Fitbits.”
“I have learned so much from conversations I've had with young students about racial justice, climate action, LGBTQ rights, workers' rights, and more.”
“The reason why I got involved in labor was, quite honestly, my uncle was a business agent for the laborers union and he fought for his membership, he fought for jobs for them, helped provide them with health care and pensions at the time.”
“Every day, I talk to people about their commutes. What I hear, and see, are traffic jams, delayed trains, not enough buses. It's not just a headache - it's a threat to the future of our economy.”
“On April 23, 1995, I hit rock bottom.”
“Boston is a city of revolutionary innovation.”
“My name is Marty Walsh and I'm an alcoholic.”
“I think the federal government can tell the story about recovery and about giving people second chances and maybe a third chance.”
“2020 was a tough year.”
“We made Boston a global headquarters city - a world leader in innovation, life sciences, finance, and law.”
“In a city on the move, the streets should work for everyone.”
“If you talk to folks on Beacon Hill or you talk to folks from my time at the Building Trade, I certainly was a guy that people looked to for compromise.”
“I am grateful to our teachers and other public employee unions for their partnership.”
“It's only fair that Boston's success benefits all Boston's children.”
“The truth is, I'm not going to Washington alone. I'm bringing Boston with me.”
“Boston is a community for every generation.”
“Systems that are supposed to encourage organizing have been tilted against the worker, and we need to do whatever it is to restore the fairness in that process.”
“The fact that people don't like labor unions - when workers say they don't like labor unions, it kind of astonishes me because what I see labor unions doing, they advocate on behalf of working people. They fight for better working conditions. They fight for higher wages.”
“It's the only - one thing I've learned in the labor movement is solidarity. We can only overcome the challenges if we stand together.”