#unions

Now workers should have the right to join unions. But unions should not be forced upon workers. And unions should not have the power to take money our of their members' paychecks to buy the support of politicians that are favored by the union bosses. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#buy #favored #forced #join #members

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more. ↗

— Jacques Delors

#between #collective #employers #governments #legislate

I see the policy of opposing same-sex marriages or unions, whatever you call it, as bigotry or discrimination. ↗

— Patrick J. Kennedy

#discrimination #i #i see #marriages #opposing

Well, I think the way to go is civil unions. But I do think when you talk about the Republican Party and the debates that are going on within the Republican Party on a number of issues, what I'm hoping is that they will get to a point where they will work with us on moving forward with this economy. ↗

— Amy Klobuchar

#civil #debates #economy #forward #get

I think we will see a united labor movement again. When workers unite they're stronger. The same goes for unions. ↗

— John Sweeney

#goes #i #i think #labor #labor movement

The trade unions and the Labour Party... failed miserably. Instead of giving concrete support, and calling upon workers to take industrial action, they did nothing. ↗

— Arthur Scargill

#calling #concrete #did #failed #giving

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws. ↗

— Jacques Delors

#alongside #collective #governments #i #i think

I certainly support civil unions. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#civil #i #support #unions

Many people do not realize that where unions have bargaining rights employers cannot raise wages or improve benefit plans any more than they can reduce them without of the consent of the union. ↗

— Charles E. Wilson

#bargaining #benefit #cannot #consent #employers

For most of the 20th century, we didn't just enjoy economic success in Michigan, we defined it. Our innovators and entrepreneurs created the world's most productive companies, and our unions made sure that productivity led to broad middle class prosperity. ↗

— Jennifer M. Granholm

#broad #century #class #companies #created