Background Quote by Annie Lennox

I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike.

— Annie Lennox

Many people feel that unions aren't militant enough for them and don't do anything.

— Boots Riley

If you are trying to favor the unions by having more rigid labor market and keeping wages very high, you could be blocking people…

— Jose Angel Gurria

Unions have been under attack for quite some time, and I think a lot of the jobs that we need to create in this…

— Richard Ojeda

I've said consistently that no employer ever really accepts a union. They tolerate the unions. The very minute they can get a pool of…

— Jimmy Hoffa

The unions might be good for the people who are in the unions but it doesn't do a thing for the people who are…

— Milton Friedman

While unions did not play a part in my family life when I was being brought up, my early years were most certainly spent…

— Jim Ratcliffe

Thousands of Americans are forced to join unions as a condition of employment, with little to no chance of ever having their voices heard.

— Tim Scott

What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy…

— James P. Hoffa

I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer…

— Frances O'Grady

I think unions started as a good thing back in the day, but they've turned into a monster.

— Matt Hughes

A basic assumption shapes most Americans’ mindset about labor: the belief that the death of unions isn’t my problem because I’m not in a…

— Eric Liu