When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers learned: that quality is our only job security in the long run. — Andy Stern Copy Share Image
The AFL-CIO is a structure that divides workers' strength by allowing each union to organize in any industry, then bargain on its own, even… — Andy Stern Copy Share
I would say the issue for the labor movement in the United States is not structural... there is no correlation between the success of… — Andy Stern Copy Share
I was too much of a victim of the model I created. I tried Change to Win and helping Obama, and then I just… — Andy Stern Copy Share
In 1972, I signed a union card for SEIU. And for the last 38 years, 14 as president, it's been my life. I've seen… — Andy Stern Copy Share
And I think we understand we cannot make social change for all workers until we have enough strength, membership strength, and at the same… — Andy Stern Copy Share
Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans don't like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big… — Andy Stern Copy Share
The union is much more than me, and when you think the union is you and it's not about who you represent, I think… — Andy Stern Copy Share
Unions have been the best anti-poverty program that actually worked and did not cost the government a dime. But as unions grow smaller- not… — Andy Stern Copy Share
Today I send this message to every emerging global corporation: "justice; family, community, and union" are the same in every language and, wherever you… — Andy Stern Copy Share
When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers… — Andy Stern Copy Share
American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and India. — Andy Stern Copy Share
Manufacturing and other unskilled professions that were union jobs, that allowed people to live a middle-class life, are disappearing both because unions are disappearing… — Andy Stern Copy Share
It has no enforceable standards to stop a union from conspiring with employers to keep another stronger union out or from negotiating contracts with… — Andy Stern Copy Share
America is living through the third economic revolution and our country doesn't really have a plan on how to deal with it, and when… — Andy Stern Copy Share
