Today's Labor Quote: The Internationale

So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The international
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race

French transport worker, revolutionary socialist, and Paris Commune member Eugene Pottier died on this date in 1887; Pottier was the author of “L’Internationale,” the anthem to international labor solidarity.