Quote of the Day (Barack Obama, on Labor Unions)

“It was working men and women who made the 20th century the American century. 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.”—Former President Barack Obama, “President Obama on Labor Day: The Fight for America's Workers Continues” (address at the Milwaukee Laborfest), Sept. 6, 2010