Labor union Quotes by George Meany

The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right.

— George Meany

Anybody who has any doubt about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.

— George Meany

Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right.

— George Meany

One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby…

— George Meany

Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label.

— George Meany

The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear.

— George Meany

It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.

— George Meany

“When we think of the historic struggles and conflicts of the current and past century, we naturally think of famous leaders: men who governed…

— George Meany

Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.

— George Meany

Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.

— George Meany

We heard from the abortionists and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odors of Johns.

— George Meany