Andy Stern Quotes (21 Quotes)

Let's be clear -- state employees and other voters in New Hampshire take a huge risk by supporting him. Wesley Clark has a life-long pattern of support for national Republicans whose policies have been disastrous for public employees, and that is a track record that raises huge doubts about what he would do if he ever became President.

There is no path to citizenship for those who work hard, pay taxes and want a chance to obtain the American dream. By establishing a legal, orderly process, we can bring immigrant workers in this country out of the shadows and under our laws, connect those workers with willing employers and allow our overburdened law enforcement and border patrol to focus on protecting Americans from those who might do us harm.

When we strengthen our cooperation and help workers in the same industry unite, everybody wins,

We're a healthcare union. He's a doctor. He's delivered healthcare at the bedside, delivered it as governor of the state, and our people feel he's the right person for our union.

By pulling out of the AFL-CIO and proposing to start an organization, Stern and his Teamster ally James Hoffa -- other unions may join them -- are embarking on a laboratory test. Our world has changed, our economy has changed, employers have changed, ... But the AFL-CIO is not willing to make fundamental change.

They've shown an incredible amount of courage, and I thought it was time to pass on the responsibility to other leaders in the union.

Employers need to recognize that the world has changed and there are people who would like to help them provide solution in ways that are new, modern and that add value to companies.

We are not trying to divide the labor movement, we are trying to rebuild it,

We have reached a decision, and we are hopeful that there are other unions who share our members' excitement for Dr. Dean's candidacy.

It has no enforceable standards to stop a union from conspiring with employers to keep another stronger union out or from negotiating contracts with lower pay and standards that members of another union have spent a lifetime establishing.

The Democratic Party silence on Iraq is another moment of a voice lost. Faced with votes in favor of the war, the silence is deafening in Washington and the frustration is growing larger among voters. It's time for us to ask the question What is the exit strategy

Our unions do a large amount of organizing in parts of the economy that historically and recently are places where people of color and immigrant workers have found jobs. Some of them are entry-level jobs. Throughout history immigrants have found work as janitors, and our unions have helped them raise families, send their kids to college, and that's been the American dream.

Not every decision you make is going to be 100 percent perfect, ... Overall, Christi Hogin has done good work for this city.

The AFL-CIO is a structure that divides workers' strength by allowing each union to organize in any industry, then bargain on its own, even when workers share a common employer.

It is unfair to send SEIU members into the voting booth on primary day without giving them the information they need to make an informed decision, ... That is why I want you and your members to understand some serious concerns I have about Wesley Clark's candidacy.

He comes with an enormous amount of good will. I mean, people have really seen him stand up in strikes and organizing drives and things that most vice presidents of the United States have never done, and that is enormously appreciated and gives him a lot of credit.

The world has changed. We can help shape the global economy, but ... the strength of unions is not going to reverse globalization.

Today, we have made the decision to disaffiliate from the AFL-CIO. We believe in fundamental change, not incremental reform.

He Adler continues to be a bitter man, ... The city has moved on from that issue 2003 firings and I hope that someday Adler does too.

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

In fact, he only registered as a Democrat four months ago, just weeks before entering the race.