Leonard Woodcock Quotes

I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay.

They only ask for a fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work.

The secret's out: New York's Labor Law provides the power to help low-wage workers earn enough to meet their basic needs.

We can afford to pay workers fairly, and it is the right thing to do. We also need equal pay for equal work.

As more and more people demand fair pay, the Government and big corporations are going to have to take notice.

I believe in raising the minimum wage and equal pay for work.

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.

As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.

We have to get very militant with some of these employers to say there's no shortcuts, our people have a right to a fair day's wage for a fair day's pay, and we've got to get that done. And that's going to happen.

It's great that Maryland is tied for having the lowest wage gap between our working men and women of any state in the nation, but there's more work to do to eliminate that gap entirely.

American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and India.

Their effort to place the women upon the same industrial level with themselves in order that all may pull together in the effort to maintain reasonable conditions of life.

You should pay the laborer his wages before his sweat dries

There can be no distress, there can be no hard times, when labor is well paid. The man who raises his hand against the progress of the workingman raises his hand against prosperity.

I know not how much is within the legal power of the government in this case; but it is certainly true in equity, that the laboring women in our employment should be paid at the least as much as they were at the beginning of the war. Will the Secretary of War please have the cases fully examined, and so much relief given as can be consistently with the law and the public service.

If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

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

No reasonable person seeks a complete uniformity in wages in every part of the United States; nor does any reasonable person seek an immediate and drastic change from the lowest to the highest pay. We are seeking, of course, only legislation to end starvation wages and intolerable hours; more desirable wages are and should continue to be the product of collective bargaining.

The people of this country, by an overwhelming vote, are in favor of having Congress-- this Congress-- put a floor below which industrial wages shall not fall, and a ceiling beyond which the hours of industrial labor shall not rise.

Establishing a 'livable wage' floor would immediately reduce the gap in average pay between American women and men.

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

Food service workers, home care workers, farm workers, and other low-wage workers log long hours. They come home tired after providing services and producing goods that make our country stronger. They deserve fair treatment from their employers, and they deserve a voice in collective bargaining.

I will advocate moving the Illinois minimum wage back to the national minimum wage.

When minimum living wages, bargaining for fair wages, pensions, and job security are denied in too many countries, it is not rocket science to understand the drivers of inequality.

On the campaign, I've had the privilege of advocating for important issues that affect all women, like demanding equal pay for equal work, pushing to raise our minimum wage, and promoting the idea of paid family leave.