Characteristics Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Unions, by and large, are democratic organizations with freely chosen leaders and policies determined by the membership. They concern themselves with individual dignity not…

— Robert Kennedy

The unions are the first feeble effort to conquer the industrial jungle for democratic life. They may not succeed, but if they don't their…

— Walter Lippmann

People are very independent. And what I have seen with all the unions is that you have members who, regardless of who their union…

— Lucy Flores

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

I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation…

— John Mackey

While we are fighting for freedom, we must see, among other things, that labor is free.

— Woodrow Wilson

Just as there can be little doubt that labor unions are a significant political force, neither can there be much question that this political…

— Mancur Olson

“A union is only as strong as its weakest member. Once there is dissension the employer senses it and takes advantage of it. Once…

— Charles Brandt

One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby…

— George Meany

To fulfill the promise of economic opportunity, we must remain true to the principle that collective bargaining is a cornerstone of a free society…

— Anonymous

Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost.

— Ronald Reagan

Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.

— Mikhail Bakunin