Direct Quote by Samuel Gompers

The essence of trade unionism is social uplift. The labor movement has been the haven for the dispossessed, the despised, the neglected, the downtrodden,…

— A. Philip Randolph

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

The trade unions are a long-established and essential part of our national life. We take our stand by these pillars of our British society…

— Winston Churchill

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

— Jeremy Corbyn

We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for the nation…

— Edward Heath

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more…

— Frances O'Grady

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

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 unionism is not socialism. It is the capitalism of the proletariat.

— George Bernard Shaw

As it has over the decades, the union movement stands for the fundamental moral values that make America strong: quality education for our children,…

— John Sweeney

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 achieved a huge amount in the past century or so. It has secured important rights at work, tackled unfair discrimination…

— Hilary Benn