“It is right that people should have a statuary right to holidays and a maximum working week. It is right that part-time workers should have the same equality when it comes to hourly rates.” PeopleShouldWeekShould HaveWorkersRateHolidayMaximumPart Time Author:John Richard Reid
“Those who wish to change the world should have the best possible understanding of the world, including what is revealed by the sciences, some of which they might be able to use for their purposes. That's why workers education, including science and mathematics, has commonly been a concern of left intellectuals.” WorldShouldUseMightAblePurposeLeftWishUnderstandingConcernShould HaveMathematicsWorkersIncludingChanging The World Author:Noam Chomsky
“Workers should have a right to sit across from management to collectively bargain about their work conditions, their wages, and the future direction of the company. To me, that's just a humane thing to do. It is unacceptable in the 21st century to have companies not want to do that with their employees and create a great work environment.” WantShouldCompanyEnvironmentConditionsCenturyShould HaveManagementWorkersThings To DoEmployee21st CenturyWagesGreat WorkHumaneBargainsWork EnvironmentFuture Direction Author:Nina Turner
“We should have absolute control over our borders. If we want cheap labor to depress wages and disempower the unions, then we could have guest workers. But we have to face that issue. What is it that we want to do? Rather than not facing it, and having porous borders, and the effect is that it disempowers the unions.” IfsWantShouldFacesIssuesEffectsLaborShould HaveAbsolutesUnionsWorkersBordersGuestsDepressingWagesCheap Labor Author:Mark Helprin
“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.” ShouldSupportPoliticianMembersShould HaveUnionsWorkersBossPaychecks Author:Mitt Romney
“We should strengthen our immigration laws to prevent the importation of foreign wages and working conditions. We should make it illegal for employers to lay off Americans and then fill their jobs by bringing in workers from overseas. Any U.S. employer who wishes to hire from abroad - even for temporary jobs - should have to recruit U.S. workers first. And we should end the unskilled immigration that competes with young Americans just entering the job market.” ShouldFirstsEndsJobsLawYoungWishConditionsShould HaveLaysWorkersImmigrationIllegalTemporaryWagesEnteringEmployersRecruitImmigration LawsWorking ConditionsImportation Author:Edward Kennedy