“We can bring to earth a new world from the ashes of the old because our union transforms us the powerless into the powerful. And I ask you to join together in using all that power-all that strength to make the dreams of all workers and communities around the world come true.” WorldDreamEarthTogetherAsksCommunityPowerfulLaborUnionsWorkersAround The WorldNew WorldAshesPowerless Author:Andy Stern
“The AFL-CIO is a structure that divides workers' strength by allowing each union to organize in any industry, then bargain on its own, even when workers share a common employer.” CommonShareIndustryStructureUnionsWorkersAllowingDividesOrganizeEmployersBargainsAflCio Author:Andy Stern
“When I left SEIU, we had started this quality public service agenda to say to our members what I think the United Auto Workers learned: that quality is our only job security in the long run.” ThinkingLongRunningJobsLeftUnitedQualitySecurityMembersWorkersAgendasLong RunsPublic Service Author:Andy Stern
“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 stronger- our ability to act as an economic mechanism to distribute the gains of our work and raise all workers' wages and benefits up is disappearing.” Has BeensGovernmentGrowsAbilityPovertyEconomicCostBenefitsGainsProgramStrongerRaisesUnionsWorkersDisappearMechanismWagesDimes Author:Andy Stern
“American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and India.” CountryAbleJobsPayCompanyHigherIndiaCompetitionWorkersChinaWagesAmerican WorkersChina And India Author:Andy Stern
“I would say that workers in general, and white workers particularly, are correct that their economic wellbeing is deteriorating.” WhiteEconomicWorkersWellbeingDeteriorating Author:Andy Stern
“I would say the issue for the labor movement in the United States is not structural... there is no correlation between the success of workers and how the labor movement is structured.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesIssuesMovementLaborWorkersCorrelationLabor Movement Author:Andy Stern
“The question is always 'What is the role of a labor movement?' How much is about collective bargaining, how much is about social change for all workers?” SocialRolesMovementLaborWorkersCollectivesSocial ChangeBargainingLabor MovementCollective Bargaining Author:Andy Stern
