Attack Quote by John Sweeney

The attack on unions has been far more extreme here [in U.S], and it has been much more successful.

— Noam Chomsky

This is the crux of the problem: because the Republicans and the right wing have been successful in almost eliminating unions, everyone else has…

— Michael Moore

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

— Boots Riley

Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country.

— Bruce Springsteen

There has been a huge attack against private sector unions. Actually, that's been going on since the Second World War.

— Noam Chomsky

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

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

Today in America, unions have a secure place in our industrial life. Only a handful of reactionaries harbor the ugly thought of breaking unions…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

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

— Matt Hughes

Never has a strong, responsible trade union movement been so needed. With austerity policies biting hard and with no evidence that they are working,…

— Frances O'Grady