Owen D. Young Quotes

This is the greatest country in the world for people who want to work, but we have to make sure that this is always true..

A fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work is ever my partner’s motto.

Even as we continue to carry the banner of civil rights and environmental justice, we've also got to focus on many, many people - for them, life starts with a good job.

I believe in capitalism for everybody, not necessarily high finance but capitalism that works for the working men and women of this country who are out there paddling alone in America right now.

Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage, and ensuring equal pay for equal work.

I won't stop fighting to make life better for working Americans and give those who are just trying to find a decent job the opportunity to do so.

People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level.

What I care about is whether or not a leader will work with America's working people, whether or not a leader cares about responsibility and honest work and whether or not a leader will fight to keep the American Dream alive.

I am one of those men who believes that the best workingman ought to have the best pay.

The more time I spent in developing countries, and the more time I spent talking to poor people, I realized what they want more than anything is a good job.

As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.

The priority of work over capital places an obligation in justice upon employers to consider the welfare of the workers before the increase of profits.

If there is to be peace in our industrial life, let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees

Our party feels that we need to have fair compensation, living wage, good benefits, and decent treatment of workers, and that we can do that and still be competitive on a global basis.

It's a false choice to say we either have job safety or job growth. It's a false choice to suggest that the only way for a business to survive is to make sure workers have low wages and little or no benefits. There are ample models across this country where we've demonstrated the contrary.

Take care of your working-class citizens, and your working-class citizens will take care of you.

People in this country should be able to find economic opportunity and meaningful jobs in the places they grew up.

Every worker needs a decent and legal source of income.

We may not be able to make working at the airport stress-free, but we can at least give these workers the security of knowing they will be paid their due.

Make it so people can actually find good housing, can find good quality jobs and can afford to live - then we can weaken the climate of insecurity and fear that allow people to be exploited to increase division.

For TPP to get my vote, it must benefit America's middle class, raise wages, and safeguard the consumer and environmental protections that we rely upon.

I've tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.

I'm a progressive who knows how to talk to working-class people, and I know how to get elected in working-class districts. Because at the end of the day, the progressive agenda is what's best for working families.

For me, the labor movement and public education are linked as the essential building blocks to a strong middle class and a path to the American dream. It's why I went to Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations as an undergrad and then to law school.

If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.