Economic inequality Quote by Mike Quigley

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

There is no better way to improve wages and working conditions in our country than to support the right to unionize. Throughout our history,…

— Jan Schakowsky

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

— Noam Chomsky

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

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

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position…

— Rose Schneiderman

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

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

Unions have been the best anti-poverty program that actually worked and did not cost the government a dime. But as unions grow smaller- not…

— Andy Stern

Joining a union makes it more powerful and in turn strengthens the rights of all workers.

— Dawn Foster

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

And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong…

— Warren Beatty