“What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians.” KindMeanBlackTermWorstConditionsMusicianAbusePrejudiceJazzExploitationNastyWorking Conditions Author:Maxim Gorky
“If you are hired to shake up the system, do it. No one will believe you're the boss until you do one or more of the following: 1. Add a new division; 2. Lop off a present department; 3. Add new people or reassign and reward present employees; 4. Get rid of deadwood; 5. Change the method of accounting; 6. Change lawyers, accountants, or other outside services; 7. Ask a lot of questions, and demand answers by a certain date; 8. Get in touch with key people in your industry or city and arrange personal meetings; 9. Improve working conditions; 10. Update present benefit plans.” PeopleIfsBelieveCertainAsksAnswersCitiesPlansConditionsKeysIndustryDemandBenefitsMethodAddMeetingsRewardsFollowingLawyerDepartmentShakesEmployeeBossDivisionAccountingAccountantsUpdatesWorking Conditions Author:Lois Wyse
“I do not think [poetry] is more, or less, necessary than food, shelter, health, education, decent working conditions. It is as necessary.” ThinkingPoetryConditionsPoetDecentPoetry IsShelterHealth EducationWorking Conditions Book:What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (Expanded Edition) Source: What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (Expanded Edition)
“Feminism has fought no wars ... killed no opponents ... set up no concentration camps ... starved no enemies ... practiced no cruelty. Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions, for safety in the streets ... for reforms in the law.” Has BeensWarLawFightingWomenEducationEnemyFeminismStreetsConditionsBattleVoteSafetyKillingFeministCrueltyReformOpponentsVotingConcentrationCampsWomen EmpowermentNo WarConcentration CampPublic SafetyAccess To EducationWorking Conditions Author:Dale Spender
“Awards are important for all directors because they improve your working conditions. You're only as good as your last film, so if you get prizes or large audiences, then you get more money for your next film.” IfsImportantLastsFilmNextAudienceConditionsDirectorsPrizeAwardsMore MoneyWorking Conditions Author:Michael Haneke
“When we think that the machine will harm man, then it is perhaps because we are not yet capable of judging the rapid changes it has brought about. We hardly feel at home in this landscape of mines and power stations. We have just moved into this new home that we have not even finished yet. Everything around us has changed so fast - personal relations, working conditions, habits. Even our state of mind is in turmoil.” ThinkingMenFeelsMindStatesHomeConditionsChangedMinesJudgingHabitCapableMachinesRelationMovedFinishedHarmLandscapeAviationStationsState Of MindPredictionsRapidsTurmoilNew HomeWorking ConditionsRapid Change Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Moreover, it is so important that people have the opportunity to share their stories and have them documented. There have been large-scale oral history projects after many events, from September 11th to Hurricane Katrina. Many oral history projects are much more confined, but equally valuable. We can learn about different working conditions, living conditions, trauma experiences and much more through oral history.” PeopleHas BeensImportantDifferentStoriesOpportunityShareConditionsEventsProjectsValuableTraumaScalesSeptemberConfinedHurricanesSeptember 11KatrinaLarge ScaleSeptember 11thHurricane KatrinaOral HistoryWorking ConditionsLiving Conditions Author:Patricia Leavy
“If you ask the CEO of some major corporation what he does, he will say, in all honesty, that he is slaving 20 hours a day to provide his customers with the best goods or services he can and creating the best possible working conditions for his employees.” IfsDoeAsksHoursConditionsHonestyCreatingMajorsCustomersCorporationsEmployeeGoodsCeoWorking Conditions Author:Noam Chomsky
“Anyone believing the TPP is good for Americans take note: The foreign subsidiaries of U.S.-based corporations could just as easily challenge any U.S. government regulation they claim unfairly diminishes their profits - say, a regulation protecting American consumers from unsafe products or unhealthy foods, investors from fraudulent securities or predatory lending, workers from unsafe working conditions, taxpayers from another bailout of Wall Street, or the environment from toxic emissions.” BelieveGovernmentChallengesEnvironmentStreetsConditionsSecurityProductsWallClaimsNotesWorkersProfitConsumersCorporationsInvestorsToxicRegulationDiminishTaxpayersUnhealthyEmissionsLendingUnsafeHealthy FoodPredatoryGovernment RegulationBailoutsWorking ConditionsUnhealthy Food Author:Robert Reich
“What we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages or working conditions... These so-called "right to work" laws, they don't have to do with economics; they have everything to do with politics. What they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money.” GivingTryingLawTalkingRightsConditionsEconomicsWagesBargainsWorking Conditions Author:Barack Obama
“Fast food also has a uniquely difficult business structure for workers to achieve better wages and working conditions.” DifficultAchieveConditionsStructureWorkersWagesFast FoodWorking Conditions Author:David Rolf
“I think the issue will come up after the election of the new Tory leader. They may well decide to call an election. What the British people need now is stability. Stability to retain their jobs, stability to protect those working conditions, and we need a plan from this government now on how they're going to approach the negotiations for leaving the European Union before they invoke Article 50.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWellsMayGovernmentJobsLeaderIssuesPlansConditionsProtectApproachElectionUnionsLeavingCome UpBritishStabilityArticlesNegotiationEuropean UnionInvokeWorking Conditions Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“Working anti-social shifts in a difficult environment is undoubtedly challenging. But even militant staff may privately concede that some of the working conditions they enjoy are unusually benign.” MaySocialEnjoyDifficultChallengesEnvironmentConditionsStaffMilitantBenignAnti SocialWorking Conditions Author:Simon Calder