#unionist

I'm a passionate trade unionist. ↗

— Richard Attenborough

#passionate #trade #unionist

The most conservative man in this world is the British trade unionist when you want to change him. ↗

— Ernest Bevin

#change #conservative #him #man #most

From 1918 on, trade unionists were to express from the platforms of their congresses the workers' desire for peace through a rational organization of the world. ↗

— Leon Jouhaux

#desire #express #organization #peace #platforms

If the British government is prepared to say that the Unionists will not have a veto over British government policy and that guns, vetoes and injustices will all be left outside the door, then there is no good reason why talks cannot take place in an appropriate atmosphere. ↗

— Martin McGuinness

#atmosphere #british #british government #cannot #door

I've had very good meetings with Unionist leaders, Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley and his team. ↗

— Peter Hain

#good #had #his #i #ian

There were two mentalities, and both mentalities had to change. There was what I called the Afrikaner mind set of the Unionist politicians, which was holding all power in their own hands, and discriminating, and their objective was to protect their identity. ↗

— John Hume

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If I felt we had alienated the Unionists, it would worry me because we've spent a great deal of time trying to open up discussion and dialogue with the Unionist Parties. ↗

— Dick Spring

#because #deal #dialogue #discussion #felt

There is a great deal of work that can be done between the SDLP representing the Nationalist population and the Unionist Parties, and I believe we should set down to do that. ↗

— Dick Spring

#between #deal #done #down #great

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist. ↗

— Martin Niemoller

#came #did #i #out #speak

I have opposed the Communist cold war line ever since, both by public utterance and by private help to trade unionists breaking free from the Communist influence. ↗

— Earl Browder

#breaking #cold #cold war #communist #ever