And I think we understand we cannot make social change for all workers until we have enough strength, membership strength, and at the same time having membership strength and only making change for a limited group of workers is not… — Andy Stern Copy Share Image
The question is always 'What is the role of a labor movement?' How much is about collective bargaining, how much is about social change for all workers? — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
