#workers

I would say that workers in general, and white workers particularly, are correct that their economic wellbeing is deteriorating. ↗

— Andy Stern

#deteriorating #economic #general #i #particularly

The AFL-CIO is a structure that divides workers' strength by allowing each union to organize in any industry, then bargain on its own, even when workers share a common employer. ↗

— Andy Stern

#any #bargain #common #divides #each

The question is always 'What is the role of a labor movement?' How much is about collective bargaining, how much is about social change for all workers? ↗

— Andy Stern

#always #bargaining #change #collective #collective bargaining

In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the global economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States. ↗

— John J. Sweeney

#borders #burma #china #clearly #economy

The Bush administration staunchly opposed legislation which would preserve overtime pay for all workers. ↗

— John Sweeney

#bush #bush administration #legislation #opposed #overtime

We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and business forces that are undermining workers in this country. The AFL-CIO has chosen the opposite approach by planning to throw even more money at politicians. ↗

— James P. Hoffa

#business #chosen #country #even #fight

Only under conditions of revolutionary crises do you have the highest level of self-organization; this is the Soviet type of organization, which is to say, workers' councils, people's councils, call them what you want, popular committees. ↗

— Ernest Mandel

#committees #conditions #councils #crises #highest

Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the products that they produce. This is as true in a global economy as a national one. ↗

— John J. Sweeney

#buy #economy #ford #global #global economy

These interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed, class of society, are the same in all countries. ↗

— Clara Zetkin

#countries #exploited #interests #oppressed #same

Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear. ↗

— Alvin Adams

#especially #fear #government #government workers #included