American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs

WE PLEDGE OURSELVES TO THE MORE EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF WORKING MEN AND WOMEN; TO THE SECURING THEM OF FULL RECOGNITION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE RIGHTS TO WHICH THEY ARE JUSTLY ENTITLED; TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EVER HIGHER STANDARDS OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS; TO THE ATTAINMENT OF SECUTITY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE IN DIGNITY; TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE LEISURE WHICH THEIR SKILLS MAKE POSSIBLE; AND TO THE STRENGTHENING AND EXTENSION OF OUR WAY OF LIFE AND THE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS WHICH ARE THE BASIS OF OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.