Family Quote by Barack Obama

“Unions gave us the forty-hour workweek, the weekend, and the middle class.”

— Al Franken

Unemployment insurance, abolishing child labor, the 40-hour work week, collective bargaining, strong banking regulations, deposit insurance, and job programs that put millions of people…

— Bernie Sanders

And if we truly want a strong and secure middle class, we must restore the ability of labor unions to organize and represent working…

— Martin Luther King III

I feel unions are important because they built the middle class, and they can preserve the middle class.

— Marty Walsh

Unions sustained and fed the middle class. It's no coincidence that as union membership has continued to dwindle, so have the fortunes of the…

— John Fetterman

Working people are under the worst attack in 80 years. Never has there been a stronger need for a stronger union movement.

— John Sweeney

Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child care. Giving…

— Anonymous

The modern labor movement that began around the mid-19th century has given us many of the basic working rights that we now take for…

— Mike Quigley

Many people have mixed views about unions, but unions used to give people some measure of control at work. They gave them a social…

— Angus Deaton

The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a…

— Andy Stern

As we celebrate Labor Day, it is important to recognize the contributions of labor unions' crucial role in building and safeguarding the rights of…

— Al N. Green