Destructive Quote by Henry George

Speaking of myself, I was made to realize long ago that the old trade union was utterly incompetent to deal successfully with the exploiting…

— Eugene V. Debs

Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism.

— Pope Francis

Trade unions have stood at the front lines of struggles for democratic change and social justice throughout history. In many countries, we are the…

— Sharan Burrow

In a political struggle of class against class, organization of trade unions is the most important weapon.

— Friedrich Engels

Trade unions are islands of anarchy in a sea of chaos.

— Aneurin Bevan

What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent…

— Lech Walesa

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

Whether one has a favorable or unfavorable opinion of unions, their demise is also the demise of countervailing power. A system in which there…

— Paul Craig Roberts

Trade unions are a force for good - a force for a more equal society.

— Jeremy Corbyn

The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.

— Vladimir Lenin

Without the presence of class warfare, trade unions would be hard put to justfy their existence.

— Karl Marx

To denigrate the union movement in this way is to denigrate the right and the ability of people who are not rich to organize…

— Warren Beatty