“The true face of the unions is not now a man in a hard hat as much as it is a woman in a classroom or in cleaning smocks.” – Karen Nussbaum, SEIU

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 “You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.” – Dr. Martin Luther King

“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.” – President Barack Obama

“Every advance in this half-century–Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another–came with the support and leadership of American Labor.” – President Jimmy Carter