James P. Hoffa Quotes

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.

It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize.

Unions go hand-in-hand with a strong middle class.

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.

We must put American workers first.

We must defend the rights of working people to bargain collectively for fair wages and safe working conditions.

I believe in workers' rights when people are doing a good job.

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past.

Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the freedom to be crushed in collapsing mines, choke on filthy air and get paid too little to live on.

Unions may also legitimately resort to strikes where this is the only available means to the justice owed to workers

I am glad to see a system of labor ... under which laborers can strike when they want to.

Thank God we have a system of labor where there can be a strike.

Should any party try and eliminate social security, … and labor laws, you would not hear from that party much again.

All we want the Labor Secretary to do is enforce the law and protect workers’ rights.

Labour reforms are not anti-worker.

My job is to represent working people.

As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers' rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force.

South Carolina is a 'right to work' state - a misnomer of a phrase, as the laws limits union representation of workers. It does does not guarantee workers a job or fair wages and conditions.

I will strengthen our unions and our middle-class families so that no longer will they be pushed around by employers but will finally have a seat at the table.

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

When I produce a movie - and I've produced a number of movies, unlike Arnold - yes, I'm frustrated when the union says you can't do this, you can't work past that hour, you've got to break for lunch. But ultimately, they're right. What they do is for everyone's benefit.

Out of labor's struggle in Arizona came better conditions for the workers, who must everywhere, at all times, under advantage and disadvantage work out their own salvation.

Models need to be unionized.

I'm for anything that lets people come here to work legally. There are more protections for workers who are here legally than for those who are not. It's also safer for the workers and employers have a more consistent pool of workers.