Labor Leaders
- Leon E. Bates Labor Leader (born in Carrollton, Missouri
- Owen Bieber, labor leader (born in North Dorr, worked in Grand Rapids)
- Douglas A. Fraser, labor leader (born in Glasgow, Scotland; raised in Detroit)
- James R. Hoffa, labor leader (born in Indiana, moved to Lake Orion)
- James P. Hoffa, labor leader (born in Detroit)
- Joseph Labadie, labor leader, political activist (born in Paw Paw)
- Walter Reuther, labor leader (born in Wheeling, West Virginia; moved to Detroit; died in Pellston)
- Leonard Woodcock, labor leader (born in Providence, Rhode Island; raised in Detroit)
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“Nothing is hard for lovers, no labor is difficult for those who wish it.”
—Jerome (c. 340–420)
“The high sentiments always win in the end, the leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)