#unions

The reason that the unions and the other stakeholders have not cut a deal with the automakers is because they believe the federal government is going to bail them out. ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

#because #believe #cut #deal #federal

Well, what there ought to be is an international labor organization, a confederation of the trade unions of all the countries speaking for the workers who are competing with one another, and talking about the difference in wage levels between, say, Europe and Indonesia. ↗

— Richard Rorty

#another #between #competing #confederation #countries

Everything is produced by the workers, and the minute they try to get something by their unions they meet all the opposition that can be mustered by those who now get what they produce. ↗

— Harry Bridges

#get #meet #minute #now #opposition

They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. But with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers $132 billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees their pensions. We did it. ↗

— Chris Christie

#benefits #billion #bipartisan #did #dollars

The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom. ↗

— Scott Walker

#best #brightest #classroom #fire #fired

The real bottom line is, the national unions want their hands on the money. ↗

— Scott Walker

#bottom line #hands #line #money #national

Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#did #i #labor #like #lot

Stumbling closer, I held up the manuscript, the pages flapping frantically in the wind. “I take it this is a murder mystery? You killed the ex-fiancée and thanked her in the dedication? Mighty dignified of you, I must say.” “Nah. It’s a horror novel. But yeah, the bimbo dies in the end. Bob Hall says it’s going to be a bestseller, so I figured I owed her some thanks for the inspiration.” He edged a few feet closer, his smile spread from ear to ear. The glimmer in his eyes flickered toward the ocean, breaking our connection. He hung his head, licked his lips, then returned his eyes to mine, restoring the connection with an intense smolder. “Are you gonna get over here, or what?” Letting out a soft chuckle, the tears began to blind me. “Make me. ↗

— Rachael Wade

#drama #kate #love #preservation #rachael-wade

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies. ↗

— Bob Hawke

#economic #economics #government #i #i think

I lived in a big bunkhouse of thirty farm workers with Leroy, who was a stranger to me in many ways because he was always talking about unions and unity. But he had a way of explaining the meanings of words in utter simplicity, like "work" which he translated into "power," and "power" into "security." I was drawn to him because I felt that he had lived in many places where the courage of men was tested with the cruelest weapons conceivable. ↗

— Carlos Bulosan

#filipino #filipino-american #filipino-authors #unions #courage