Quotes About Labor

I'm a passionate trade unionist.

I am a proud trade unionist.

If I were the president of the United States, I would make unions illegal. They no longer serve a functional purpose in democracy, in my view.

I remember being amazed that actors had a union. I thought only coal miners had unions, or guys that worked in automobile plants. That's an indication of how naive I was.

I had a good job as a printer in the East End. Before the unions destroyed it, that job was very lucrative.

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

Trade unions are a force for good - a force for a more equal society.

My problem with unions is they breed mediocrity.

The U.S. has done a great job improving productivity. We're making a lot more steel in Dearborn with fewer people. The unions have accepted much better work rules.

The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past.

The dissolution of the trade unions was in the air then.

Public unions are big money.

I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.

We don't have unions in South Carolina because we don't need unions in South Carolina.

Well, I'm not trying to get rid of the unions, but I am saying that they appear to be an antiquated concept in today's economy.

Before there were unions, there was no middle class.

The strategy we need to pursue is one of recovering our time - to push back on our hours of work. We need to form a new alliance between feminist groups, labor unions, child advocates, progressive corporations, and the federal government insofar as it's willing to pursue a family-friendly agenda.

Unions do have a proper role in negotiating for employees and advising employees, but they have to engage with the employer.

Unions go hand-in-hand with a strong middle class.

Public school teachers enjoy a huge amount of job security, thanks to their powerful unions and inflexible work rules.

Unions continue to be important for raising the standard of living for working Americans, whether or not they happen to be in a union.

Many people feel that unions aren't militant enough for them and don't do anything.