“Today in America, unions have a secure place in our industrial life. Only a handful of reactionaries harbor the ugly thought of breaking unions and depriving working men and women of the right to join the union of their choice. I have no use for those - regardless of their political party - who hold some vain and foolish dream of spinning the clock back to days when organized labor was huddled, almost as a hapless mass. Only a fool would try to deprive working men and women of the right to join the union of their choice.” MenTryingUseDreamTodayAmericaPoliticalChoicesPartyFoolMassMen And WomenLaborUnionsUglyFoolishSecureVainClockPresidentialOrganizedPolitical PartiesHandfulHarborsSpinningReactionariesWorking ManDeprivingOrganized Labor Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The gains we made in the United States that have made our country great have, in large part, been made over the opposition of major corporations. On nearly every issue, from fair labor standards, to the minimum wage, to environmental standards, to standards for a safe workplace, corporations have fought against them every step of the way.” WayMadeCountryStatesPoliticalUnitedStepsUnited StatesIssuesSafeMajorsStandardsGainsFairsLaborEnvironmentalOur CountryCorporationsOppositionMinimumWorkplaceEvery StepMinimum Wage Author:Byron Dorgan
“To open avenues to political place and power for all classes of women would cause these humble labors of the family and school to be still more undervalued and shunned.” StillsPoliticalPoliticsCausesClassLaborHumbleAvenuesUndervalued Author:Catharine Beecher
“The Labor Party is a party of conviction. The Liberal Party is a party of convenience.” PoliticalPartyLaborConvictionConvenienceLiberal Party Author:Paul Keating