--- title: "Top Union Sayings" description: "Browse 830 Union quotes by 591 authors. Discover the best Union sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/letitia-james-6318_bad_the-workers-who-get-hurt-by-corner-cutti_878740.jpg" --- > [The workers who get hurt by corner-cutting often do not realize they are being wronged. Even when they do, they do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/letitia-james/the-workers-who-get-hurt-by-corner-cutting-often-do-not-realize-they/) [Letitia James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/letitia-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/letitia-james-6318_bad_the-workers-who-get-hurt-by-corner-cutti_878740.jpg) > [The only thing workers have to bargain with is their skill or their labor. Denied the right to withhold it as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-clark/the-only-thing-workers-have-to-bargain-with-is-their-skill-or-their/) [Paul Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/paul-clark-99108_bargaining_the-only-thing-workers-have-to-bargain-w_991648.png) > [“They want us to be afraid. They want us to be afraid of leaving our homes. They want us to barricade our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/they-want-us-to-be-afraid-they-want-us-to-be-afraid-of-leaving-our/) [Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/kamand-kojouri-1973_activism_they-want-us-to-be-afraid-they-want-us-t_1150104.jpg) > [For more than half a century... this Union has stood unshaken. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-taylor/for-more-than-half-a-century-this-union-has-stood-unshaken-whatever/) [Zachary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/zachary-taylor-16318_century_for-more-than-half-a-century-this-union_356961.png) > [Union membership is not the sole guarantor of job security and a living wage, but nonunion factory workers do not enjoy the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-doolittle/union-membership-is-not-the-sole-guarantor-of-job-security-and-a/) [Sean Doolittle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-doolittle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/sean-doolittle-15057_cybersecurity_union-membership-is-not-the-sole-guarant_2157386.jpg) > [When you combine the men and women deployed from our military installations with activated reservists and members of the National Guard, Georgia…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-perdue/when-you-combine-the-men-and-women-deployed-from-our-military/) [Sonny Perdue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-perdue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/sonny-perdue-11444_any_when-you-combine-the-men-and-women-deplo_1090245.png) > [“Nearly all the laws which were originally framed with the intention of benefiting the workers, have either turned into weapons in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltairine-de-cleyre/nearly-all-the-laws-which-were-originally-framed-with-the-intention/) [Voltairine de Cleyre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltairine-de-cleyre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/voltairine-de-cleyre-13597_direct-action_nearly-all-the-laws-which-were-originall_822603.jpg) > [Well, what there ought to be is an international labor organization, a confederation of the trade unions of all the countries speaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rorty/well-what-there-ought-to-be-is-an-international-labor-organization-a/) [Richard Rorty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rorty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/richard-rorty-13909_competing_well-what-there-ought-to-be-is-an-intern_1109381.jpg) > [“No. We were jealous that Lirah had Gargarin. Cold, cold Lirah, who was bitter towards all men, loved my brother with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/no-we-were-jealous-that-lirah-had-gargarin-cold-cold-lirah-who-was/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/melina-marchetta-392_love_no-we-were-jealous-that-lirah-had-gargar_2960946.png) > [To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/to-the-best-of-my-judgment-i-have-labored-for-and-not-against-the/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/abraham-lincoln-88_best_to-the-best-of-my-judgment-i-have-labore_2225728.png) > [You can't separate the phenomenal birth of unionism in the United States of America from the Pullman porters. This same small group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-braugher/you-can-t-separate-the-phenomenal-birth-of-unionism-in-the-united/) [Andre Braugher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-braugher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/andre-braugher-13949_america_you-can-t-separate-the-phenomenal-birth_94842.jpg) > [I'm a pessimist about the euro, but not about Europe. So the southern periphery, Spain, Italy, Greece, leave - Italy might be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-cowen/i-m-a-pessimist-about-the-euro-but-not-about-europe-so-the-southern/) [Tyler Cowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-cowen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tyler-cowen-4396_about_i-m-a-pessimist-about-the-euro-but-not-a_3016966.jpg) > [It has been said, and only half in jest, that a tough, professionally led union is a great force for improving management…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-drucker/it-has-been-said-and-only-half-in-jest-that-a-tough-professionally/) [Peter Drucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-drucker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/peter-drucker-393_able_it-has-been-said-and-only-half-in-jest-t_2748363.png) > [I went to see Alison Krauss and Union Station at Disney Hall and I would say it was one of the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-went-to-see-alison-krauss-and-union-station-at-disney-hall-and-i/) [John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/john-c-mcginley-14324_astonishing_i-went-to-see-alison-krauss-and-union-st_1883788.png) > [I respect unions, I think they have an important role to pay and I listen to them, we meet with them, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/i-respect-unions-i-think-they-have-an-important-role-to-pay-and-i/) [Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/marco-rubio-355_fees_i-respect-unions-i-think-they-have-an-im_2986144.png) > [There is nothing stronger than the American labor movement. United, we cannot and we will not be turned aside. We'll work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-trumka/there-is-nothing-stronger-than-the-american-labor-movement-united-we/) [Richard Trumka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-trumka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/richard-trumka-23732_america_there-is-nothing-stronger-than-the-ameri_937463.jpg) > [What really matters in a workplace, what helps an employer if you've got a unionised workforce is if your shop stewards know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shorten/what-really-matters-in-a-workplace-what-helps-an-employer-if-you-ve/) [Bill Shorten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shorten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/bill-shorten-14126_able_what-really-matters-in-a-workplace-what_2485827.jpg) > [“One sip of this wine and you will go mad with drunkenness. You will drop your masks and tear your clothes —…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/one-sip-of-this-wine-and-you-will-go-mad-with-drunkenness-you-will/) [Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/kamand-kojouri-1973_beloved_one-sip-of-this-wine-and-you-will-go-mad_1419727.jpg) > [Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/our-labor-unions-are-not-narrow-self-seeking-groups-they-have-raised/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/john-f-kennedy-246_bargaining_our-labor-unions-are-not-narrow-self-see_2185339.jpg) > [The euro zone must strike for a better governance structure, and there is no alternative to that. Euro zone countries must either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-jiwei/the-euro-zone-must-strike-for-a-better-governance-structure-and-there/) [Lou Jiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-jiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/lou-jiwei-43103_alternative_the-euro-zone-must-strike-for-a-better-g_603458.jpg) > [I feel sometimes that there's this sense that people are poor because they want to be, or they're working-class because they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-sanchez/i-feel-sometimes-that-there-s-this-sense-that-people-are-poor-because/) [Linda Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/linda-sanchez-30661_because_i-feel-sometimes-that-there-s-this-sense_2168505.jpg) > [How can we later criticise other countries outside the European Union for adopting such measures to repress opponents when we are tolerating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carles-puigdemont/how-can-we-later-criticise-other-countries-outside-the-european-union/) [Carles Puigdemont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carles-puigdemont/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/carles-puigdemont-14936_european-union_how-can-we-later-criticise-other-countri_1021536.jpg) > [It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-the-labor-movement-that-helped-secure-so-much-of-what-we-take/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/barack-obama-17_family_it-was-the-labor-movement-that-helped-se_1163078.jpg) > [The unions are the first feeble effort to conquer the industrial jungle for democratic life. They may not succeed, but if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lippmann/the-unions-are-the-first-feeble-effort-to-conquer-the-industrial/) [Walter Lippmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lippmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/walter-lippmann-1083_american-life_the-unions-are-the-first-feeble-effort-t_1131665.jpg) > [One glance proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that these unions (railroad craft unions) are exceedingly useful to the corporations; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-v-debs/one-glance-proves-beyond-a-shadow-of-a-doubt-that-these-unions/) [Eugene V. Debs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-v-debs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/eugene-v-debs-7814_class_one-glance-proves-beyond-a-shadow-of-a-d_2211605.jpg) > [“European civilization is based on diversity, not on unity. To attempt cultural unification of Europe would mean to strangle its soul and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-von-coudenhove-kalergi/european-civilization-is-based-on-diversity-not-on-unity-to-attempt/) [Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-von-coudenhove-kalergi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/richard-von-coudenhove-kalergi_diversity_european-civilization-is-based-on-divers_2811697.jpg) > [The purpose of the European Union expansion is to bring stability to the East, and ultimately, that stability will come to Russia.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/the-purpose-of-the-european-union-expansion-is-to-bring-stability-to/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/wesley-clark-7521_bring_the-purpose-of-the-european-union-expans_782539.jpg) > [I remember as a child going to an exhibit about the Soviet Union, and every paper had this alien smell. The paper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-katchor/i-remember-as-a-child-going-to-an-exhibit-about-the-soviet-union-and/) [Ben Katchor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-katchor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f86/ben-katchor-20692_about_i-remember-as-a-child-going-to-an-exhibi_233084.jpg) > [Marriage is the union of two divinities that a third might be born on earth. It is the union of two souls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khalil-gibran/marriage-is-the-union-of-two-divinities-that-a-third-might-be-born-on/) [Khalil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khalil-gibran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/146/khalil-gibran-286_bless_marriage-is-the-union-of-two-divinities_1999897.jpg) > [In my final year at Bristol University, I wrote a play called 'White Feathers.' It was produced in the studio theatre at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wade/in-my-final-year-at-bristol-university-i-wrote-a-play-called-white/) [Laura Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/laura-wade-21809_about_in-my-final-year-at-bristol-university-i_3130815.jpg) ## Top authors on Union - [Kamand Kojouri 45 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/kamand-kojouri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/noam-chomsky/) - [Joe Wurzelbacher 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/joe-wurzelbacher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andy-stern-13218.jpg) Andy Stern 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/andy-stern/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-dallek-79651.jpg) Robert Dallek 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/robert-dallek/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cesar-chavez-21899.jpg) Cesar Chavez 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/cesar-chavez/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-shorten-18037.jpg) Bill Shorten 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/bill-shorten/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vladimir-putin-94037.jpg) Vladimir Putin 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/vladimir-putin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-twining-hadley-15069.jpg) Frances O'Grady 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/frances-o-grady/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/#itemlist", "name": "Union Quotes", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The workers who get hurt by corner-cutting often do not realize they are being wronged. 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