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.
- Barack Obama
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Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty. — Samuel Gompers
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- Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Pierce County Labor Council Supports Tacoma Art Museum Workers — Mar 28
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