Anna Burger Quotations

I respect John Sweeney; he has spent his whole life working for working families. But we are in a critical moment in our history for working families. Things are getting worse for them, and time is running out to turn things around. The urgency to rebirth the labor movement is much stronger than my loyalty to individual friendships.

The good news was, I ended up not losing my job, I remained active in the union and my dad was quite proud of me.

We are pleased to see that Maryland legislators stepped up and made a statement about what kind of businesses they want in their state. Marylanders deserve businesses that provide for their employees, pay a decent wage and provide affordable health care, not those that expect taxpayers to foot the bill for their bottom-line corporate profits. They get that with Fair Share Health Care.

It's mostly women, working in their own homes. The fact that they're wanting to come together and have a collective voice is remarkable. It shows their determination and creativity.

You have to fight and hold on for all America, to say to all corporations in this country that in this day and age, America owes working families a decent life.

Organizing is our core principle. It is our north star.

Change to Win stands with the immigrants and others who are uniting to change America's immigration policies, and we are proud to offer our legal expertise and resources to ensure that workers' rights are protected.

Union power puts bread on our tables, roofs over our heads. It sends our children to college, and union power helps us retire with security,

Working people know that if a company as profitable as Boeing can skimp on retirement and health care, everyone's future is at risk.

American workers play by the rules, but the rules no longer work. Wages are down, hours are up and the gap between rich and poor is staggering and growing.