Aware Quote by Ani DiFranco

“Labor history was pornography of a sort in those days, and even more so in these days. In public schools and in the homes…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.

— Jimmy Carter

American labor may now look to the future with confidence.

— James J. Davis

“When the American labor movement rose up in the 1830s to demand higher wages, landed capital did not lock arms with industrial capital. Instead…

— Matthew Desmond

We will get our people off of welfare and back to work - rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.

— Donald Trump

While most American labor unions have struggled for the past several decades, professional baseball players comprise one of the strongest packs of organized workers…

— Mary Pilon

W.Z. Foster {head of the American Communist Party}, who had no money, went to Moscow and came back and announced that he was building…

— Samuel Gompers

Collective bargaining has always been the bedrock of the American labor movement. I hope that you will continue to anchor your movement to this…

— John F. Kennedy

American labor will realize that its function is not to increase jobs, but to multiply the wealth and to expand the numbers benefited by…

— R. Buckminster Fuller

The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is, and has been, good for all America.

— John F. Kennedy

The trade agreement has become a rather distinct feature of the American labor movement. ... It is based on the idea that labor shall…

— Mary Ritter Beard

There is nothing stronger than the American labor movement. United, we cannot and we will not be turned aside. We'll work for it, sisters…

— Richard Trumka