20 Quotes by Anna Burger

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.

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

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.

We know that when six million voices are raised together to send a message -- that message will be heard. The members of all of the Change to Win unions have come together to support the hardworking men and women in the hotel industry and we will not rest until they receive the living wages and basic benefits they deserve.

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.

Anna, whatever you do, stick to the union. It's what makes a difference for working people like us.

This is a very untraditional area in terms of organizing.

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.

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.