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Unions Quotes

On organizing and risk: quotes about labor unions.

These quotes cover unions from more than one angle, including political spending rules and blunt disagreement over whether unions are needed in a given state. See related lines on the Rights quotes page.

Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

Quotes by Stephen F. Lynch

For the unions, it is simple. There are no jobs on a dead planet.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

While religious institutions should be able to pick and choose which unions they bless, civil governments should issue marriage licenses to all couples.

Quotes by Richard Grenell

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

Quotes by Peter Brimelow

Emotion Quotes

Britain's unions were broken and battered by Thatcherism and never recovered.

Quotes by Owen Jones

The Citizens United ruling did not invent special-interest spending; it enables corporations and unions to advocate directly on behalf of a candidate rather than running more subtle 'issue ads.'

Quotes by Nina Easton

We don't have unions in South Carolina because we don't need unions in South Carolina.

Quotes by Nikki Haley

I'm not going to stop beating up on the unions.

Quotes by Nikki Haley

Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind.

Quotes by Max Eastman

Identity Quotes

To be sure, political unions between European countries have often failed in the past, but usually only after relatively brief periods. Denmark and Iceland separated after 130 years; the unions between Spain and Portugal and between Sweden and Norway each...

Quotes by Linda Colley

The trade unions, far from being content with these declarations, established international liaisons and supported every policy based on pacification and understanding.

Quotes by Leon Jouhaux

I think we have to be fair in saying at this point that neither Roosevelt nor Lewis realized the peril to which they were exposing both the unions and the country.

Quotes by John T. Flynn

Everybody was a democrat where we grew up. It was a blue-collar town and the democrats represented the working class and the unions. But very, very super-conservative Catholic, very proud immigrant community, very stoic.

Quotes by John Rzeznik

Unions do have a proper role in negotiating for employees and advising employees, but they have to engage with the employer.

Quotes by Jim Ratcliffe

Rights Quotes

That's what unions do. They can get money, they can get support, they can get manpower.

Quotes by James P. Hoffa

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

Quotes by Jacques Delors

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.

Quotes by Jacques Delors

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws.

Quotes by Jacques Delors

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

Quotes by Hilda Solis

Solidarity Quotes

Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.

Quotes by Gavin Newsom

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Unions quotes page about?
This page gathers quotes about labor unions, covering political spending rules, disagreement over whether unions are necessary, and a historical reflection on risks faced by union leaders and members.
Why do people search for unions quotes?
People search for unions quotes when writing about labor rights, workplace organizing, or the political debates that surround union influence. See related themes on the Rights quotes page.
Is there a quote here about unions and political spending?
Yes, one quote explains that a major court ruling did not invent special-interest spending but allowed unions and corporations to advocate more directly for candidates, rather than only through indirect issue ads.
Does this page include a quote opposing unions in a particular state?
It does. One quote states flatly that a state does not have unions because it does not need them, reflecting a stance taken in that regional labor debate.
Is there a quote about the historical risks unions have faced?
Yes, one quote reflects on a past moment when two prominent figures may not have fully realized the peril they were exposing both their unions and the country to, a historical observation rather than a present-day claim.

One quote also looks back at a historical moment when union leaders may not have fully grasped the risks they and their members faced. Explore Solidarity quotes or Identity quotes for more.