“The only conclusion I could arrive at with the death of the workers' movement as a revolutionary force - you know the imagery of the proletarian vanguard, or proletarian hegemony - has been the community.” KnowsHas BeensForceCommunityMovementWorkersConclusionRevolutionaryImageryHegemonyVanguard Author:Murray Bookchin
“As for the workers' movement, I find that I reach workers more easily as neighbors than I do standing outside the factory despairingly giving out a leaflet telling them to take over, say the Ford plant.” GivingMovementStandingPlantWorkersNeighborFactoriesStanding Out Author:Murray Bookchin
“Workers' rights should be a central focus of development.” ShouldFocusRightsDevelopmentWorkersWorkers Rights Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“The IMF insisted that both Russia and Brazil maintain their currency at over-valued levels. Who are you protecting when you try to maintain that exchange rate by having high interest rates? You're protecting domestic and foreign firms that have gambled on the exchange rate. And who is paying the price? The small businesses that did not gamble [and no longer can afford loans], the workers who are going to be put out of jobs.” TryingJobsInterestLevelsWorkersRateRussiaFirmCurrencySmall BusinessLoanGambleBrazilInterest RateImf Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Any team I go to will get an extremely hard worker, someone who never wants to take a day off, loves to play the game and is dedicated to winning.” WantHardPlayGamesWinningTeamHard WorkWorkersDedicatedDays OffHard Worker Author:John Wall
“I receive letters from workers, from secretaries. . . . They are the most interesting ones.” InterestingLettersWorkersSecretaryMost Interesting Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“I think that when it comes to issues of trade, I think it is important for us to be in favor of trade, but I also think it is important to make sure that we are putting in place the labor standards, the environmental standards, that are going to provide some of a fighting chance for American workers.” ThinkingImportantFightingChanceIssuesStandardsLaborTradeEnvironmentalWorkersFavorsAmerican Workers Author:Barack Obama
“What I want to try to do is unify the two wings of the Democratic Party. What's considered the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party - the more centrist wing of the party. I think we can craft an approach that is more American, pro-worker, pro-business, pro-growth.” ThinkingWantTryingTwoGrowthPartyApproachWingsDemocraticWorkersCraftsProgressiveDemocratic Party Author:Barack Obama
“We have to convince the white worker that they have something to gain by forming a solidarity politics with black workers because everything that's happened over the last three to 400 years in America has divided the white and the black worker.” YearsLastsAmericaThreeBlackWhiteHappenedGainsWorkersConvinceDividedSolidarity Author:Marc Lamont Hill
“Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.” WayShouldHappensStrongCommonDemandPaidUnionsWorkersAthleteAmerican HistoryDecencyNcaaCommon Decency Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“In what do the activities of the Communist Parties consist? In what ways can they manifest themselves? These activities usually consist in the organization of working masses, in organizing meetings, demonstrations, strikes, etc. It is absolutely clear that American Communists cannot perform this in Soviet territory. The American workers are not in the U.S.S.R.” WayPartyClearActivityMassOrganizationMeetingsWorkersStrikesEtcCommunistManifestTerritorySovietDemonstrationCommunist PartyAmerican Workers Author:Joseph Stalin
“We have no parties standing in opposition to each other, just as we have no class of capitalists and a class of workers exploited by capitalists in opposition to each other.” PartyClassStandingWorkersOppositionCapitalist Author:Joseph Stalin
“Our society consists exclusively of free working people of cities and villages, workers, peasants, intelligentsia. Each of these strata may have its special interests and express them in numerous existing organizations.” PeopleMayInterestCitiesSpecialOrganizationWorkersOur SocietyVillagePeasantsSpecial Interests Author:Joseph Stalin
“I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.” WorldWantJobsAmericaTomorrowWorkersEducation SystemBest EducationRetaining Author:Barack Obama
“Chanting doesn't stop you from being creative or productive. It actually helps you concentrate. I think this would make a great sketch for television: imagine all the workers on the Ford assembly line in Detroit, all of them chanting Hare Krishna Hare Krishna while bolting on the wheels. Now that would be wonderful. It might help out the auto industry, and probably there would be more decent cars too.” ThinkingHelpingMightWould BeLinesCreativeImagineWonderfulCarTelevisionIndustryWorkersDecentWheelsProductiveBe CreativeAssemblyKrishnaDetroitHaresChantingAssembly LineAuto IndustryHare Krishna Author:George Harrison
“People are hungry, and they're hurting and they're very, very worried about their children. Will their kids ever pay off their student debt? Will their kids ever get a decent-paying job? I think Democrats have got to be running a grass-roots campaign - mobilizing people and being prepared to take on the 1 percent with an agenda that speaks to the needs of ordinary workers.” PeopleThinkingNeedsChildrenRunningKidsJobsSpeakHurtPayStudentsOrdinaryPercentRootsPreparedDemocratWorkersDebtCampaignsHungryWorriedGrassDecentAgendas Author:Bernie Sanders
“The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for the children of their workers. Some of them built homes for their workers. They had in-service training, which improved the skills of their workers. So that spirit was there. All we did was merely exploit it.” ChildrenHomeSpiritSkillsTrainingBuiltWorkersGrantedExploitsScholarshipPrivate Sector Author:Nelson Mandela
“We've long known that firms can pay higher wages if they spend less on workplace safety enhancement. Libertarians ask, "If a worker is willing to accept higher wages in return for his agreement to exercise greater caution while performing his job, why should the government prevent him from making that choice?" It's a rhetorically powerful question, yet it overlooks the fact that the agreement in question will have adverse effects on others.” IfsShouldLongFactsGovernmentJobsChoicesAsksPowerfulPayKnownAcceptingGreaterEffectsWillingReturnHigherExerciseSafetyWorkersLibertarianFirmPerformingAgreementWorkplaceWagesCautionAdverseEnhancementWorkplace SafetyAdverse Effects Author:Robert H. Frank
“One reason that might motivate a worker to accept a riskier job at higher pay, for example, would be that doing so would enable him to bid more effectively for a house in a better school district. But if other workers did likewise, none would achieve the goal they were striving for.” IfsReasonMightWould BeSchoolJobsHouseGoalPayAcceptingAchieveExampleHigherStriveWorkersSchool Districts Author:Robert H. Frank
“A factory worker at an assembly line, who can learn their job in 5 minutes, can get bored fairly easily, and disengage completely.” JobsLinesMinutesWorkersBoredFactoriesAssemblyAssembly LineFactory Workers Author:John Medina
“I'm an environmentalist, and I don't want you to have a disposable aluminum can. I sure as hell don't want to have a disposable worker and I don't care who you vote for. You've got to have that as a moral position. Otherwise, my concern is, all we are is this petty interest group people who can't say anything back to a petty interest group of white nationalism.” PeopleWantCareInterestWhiteMoralHellGroupsPositionConcernVoteWorkersDon't CareI Don't CareNationalismSay AnythingPettyEnvironmentalistDisposableInterest GroupsAluminumAluminum Cans Author:Van Jones
“Too many companies are happy to have workers to dread working. They have the wrong attitude because they have the wrong leadership.” AttitudeCompanyWorkersDreadWrong Attitude Author:Michael J. Silverstein
“The two critical questions to ask are: "Who is my customer?" and "What value am I adding?" Unfortunately, many workers cannot answer these questions. They tend to blindly do things, and develop bad habits of doing things over and over for no good reasons.” TwoReasonValuesAsksAnswersHabitWorkersCriticalCustomersBad Habits Author:Bill Capodagli
“The results of "engaged" companies vs "disengaged" companies are staggering. Getting workers to be more engaging with their coworkers and customers can produce huge results.” ResultsCompanyProduceHugeWorkersCustomersEngagedEngagingStaggeringCoworker Author:Bill Capodagli
“I play Edward G. Robinson [in Trumbo], who was a close friend and a co-worker of Dalton's [Trumbo]. They worked together on at least one or two screenplays. A lot of these stories take famous people and show you who they are behind the scenes, which is kind of fun. One of the things about getting to play Edward G. Robinson was learning who the man was away from his movie-star exterior.” PeopleMenKindTwoPlayStoriesShowsTogetherFunStarsBehindsHe ManSceneWorkersMovie StarScreenplaysExteriorClose FriendsBehind The ScenesCo Worker Author:Michael Stuhlbarg
“I was seeing indoor workers as opposed to streetwalkers and from what I hear, drug use is much more prevalent among streetwalkers then it is with girls who are escorting.” UseGirlSeeingDrugWorkersDrug UseEscorting Author:Chester Brown
“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
“Workers' wages are not keeping up with inflation. Their wages are not on pace with the amount of work that they do. We work harder and longer in America and still people's wages are not keeping up with that.” PeopleStillsAmericaHard WorkAmountHarderWorkersPaceWagesInflationWork Harder Author:Nina Turner
“Labor unions have a long history of benefitting all workers, even those who are not members of unions, because everyone's wages go up. If we don't increase membership - and membership in labor unions is going down because of the attacks against organized labor - it's something every single American, whether they're officially in a union or not, should be concerned about. It's a spiral. It's a weakening of the middle class and our economy can't sustain that.” IfsShouldLongClassEconomyMiddleMembersConcernedLaborIncreaseUnionsWorkersOrganizedMiddle ClassWagesSpiralsMembershipWeakeningLabor UnionOrganized Labor Author:Nina Turner
“For the workers and their families, being able to bring home a living wage helps their families and, by extension, helps our economy. Seventy percent of our economy is consumer-based. We know that when lower- and middle-class families have money and disposable income, they spend it. That puts money back into the economy. It's a win-win for everybody: Not just for the individual, not just production at a specific company (like Nissan), but for the greater good.” KnowsHelpingHomeAbleWinningIndividualCompanyClassEconomyGreaterMiddlePercentWorkersProductionsIncomeConsumersMiddle ClassExtensionsSeventiesDisposableGreater GoodWin WinLiving WageMiddle Class Family Author:Nina Turner
“When you have mega-corporations that have record profits, but they don't want to share even a little bit of that with their workers, we are actually putting our communities at peril.” WantLittlesBitsCommunityRecordsShareLittle BitWorkersProfitCorporationsPerilOur CommunityMega Author:Nina Turner
“If workers are overworked, or companies hire temps at low wages, this fundamentally comes down to the quality of life for a person. It's bigger than wages. They should be able to spend time with their families. And if they're single, they should be able to have fun and not spend every day of their life working 12 to 15 hours a day and never get a chance to take care of their well-being. To me, that's part of living a good life.” IfsShouldWellsPersonsCareAbleFunHoursChanceQualityCompanyLowsBiggerWorkersTake CareWell BeingHaving FunGood LifeWagesEnd TimesSpend TimeQuality Of LifeLiving The Good Life Author:Nina Turner
“We have an obligation to each other to not only push our politicians, but to push companies to do right by their workers. They wouldn't even have successful companies without their workers. They are the glue that keeps things together. How, in the 21st century, we have mega-corporations that have lost sight of that boggles my mind.” MindTogetherLostCompanySuccessfulCenturyPoliticianSightWorkersObligationCorporations21st CenturyGlueMegaSuccessful Company Author:Nina Turner
“In America, we started the public school system very early in the century, and as a consequence we had more skilled workers than any nation on Earth, which meant that we were more productive than any nation on Earth.” SchoolEarthAmericaNationsCenturyConsequenceWorkersProductivePublic SchoolSchool SystemSkilled Workers Author:Barack Obama
“Undocumented workers can't report if they're not being paid overtime, or if their health and safety laws are being violated, of if they're not getting the minimum wage. And so a lot of times companies prefer to hire them in order to take advantage of them. We've got to crack down on those employers.” IfsLawOrderCompanyAdvantagePaidSafetyWorkersReportsCracksMinimumEmployersMinimum WageHealth And SafetyUndocumented Workers Author:Barack Obama
“One thing I think we have to do is to make sure that the undocumented workers who are living in America today, that they have to take responsibility. They've got to register, pay a fine, pay their back taxes, learn English and then get on a pathway in which they could have the prospect of being here legally.” ThinkingTodayAmericaPayResponsibilityOne ThingFineTaxesWorkersTaking ResponsibilityPathwaysRegisterAmerica TodayUndocumented Workers Author:Barack Obama
“I'm pro-trade, but I'm pro-sensible trade, not pro-trade that is to the disadvantage of the American worker.” TradeWorkersSensibleDisadvantagesAmerican Workers Author:Wilbur Ross
“We will end the politics of profit. We will end the rule of special interests. We will end the raiding of our jobs by other countries. We will end the total disenfranchisement of the American voter and the American worker.” EndsCountryJobsInterestSpecialWorkersProfitVotersOther CountriesSpecial InterestsAmerican WorkersAmerican VotersDisenfranchisementRaiding Author:Donald Trump
“President [Barack] Obama - he was unsuccessful in his efforts to raise the federal minimum wage, but he still used the Labor Department in other ways to try to boost paychecks for American workers.” WayTryingStillsUsedPresidentEffortLaborRaisesWorkersBarackDepartmentMinimumPresident Barack ObamaMinimum WageBoostPaychecksUnsuccessfulAmerican Workers Author:Rachel Martin
“In America, establishment politicians have betrayed our workers, they've betrayed our borders and, most of all, they've betrayed our freedoms.” AmericaPoliticianWorkersBordersEstablishmentBetrayed Author:Donald Trump
“While there are many illegal immigrants in America who are good people, many, many, this doesn't change the fact that most illegal immigrants are lower skilled workers with less education, who compete directly against vulnerable American workers, and that these illegal workers draw much more out from the system than they can ever possibly pay back.” PeopleFactsAmericaPayDrawsWorkersVulnerableImmigrantsIllegalGood PeopleIllegal ImmigrantsAmerican WorkersSkilled Workers Author:Donald Trump
“There is something false in this search for a purely feminine writing style. Language, such as it is, is inherited from a masculine society, and it contains many male prejudices. We must rid language of all that. Still, a language is not something created artificially; the proletariat can't use a different language from the bourgeoisie, even if they use it differently, even if from time to time they invent something, technical words or even a kind of worker's slang, which can be very beautiful and very rich. Women can do that as well, enrich their language, clean it up.” IfsWritingWellsKindStillsDifferentUseBeautifulLanguageCan DoRichStylePrejudiceCleanWorkersMalesFeminineMasculineVery BeautifulProletariatBourgeoisieSlangDifferent LanguagesWriting StyleRich Women Author:Simone de Beauvoir
“The architect is very interesting because the architect is the commander, meaning the one who commands all the workers. The architect is also the music director and composer. He cannot play each instrument, but he needs to understand and embody the sense of each part.” NeedsPlayInterestingDirectorsInstrumentsWorkersCommandArchitectComposerVery InterestingCommanders Author:Santiago Calatrava
“We're going to rebuild America with American workers and American tools.” AmericaToolsWorkersAmerican Workers Author:Mike Pence
“I'm not interested in details that might get someone into trouble. I'm more interested in generalities rather than the particulars, as a journalist would be. Names, dates and times don't interest me at all. I'm interested in feelings and emotions. Most people are game, once they realize that you're on the level as far as that's concerned and you're not about exposing them, then they feel quite free to talk about it. Police officers and social workers are no exception.” PeopleFeelsFeelingsMightWould BeGamesNamesSocialInterestRealizingLevelsEmotionTroubleConcernedPoliceWorkersDetailsJournalistExceptionOfficersNot InterestedFeelings And EmotionsPolice OfficerExposingSocial WorkerGeneralities Author:Irvine Welsh
“Obviously, our business leaders yield enormous influence on our political leaders, and they have a duty to use that influence for the greater good. But beyond that, the private sector depends on having healthy, educated and productive workers.” UsePoliticalLeaderGreaterInfluenceDutyDependsHealthyWorkersEnormousEducatedProductiveYieldPrivate SectorBusiness LeadersPolitical LeadersGreater Good Author:Shakira
“Like most terms of political discourse, socialism has more or less, lost its meaning. Socialism used to mean something. If you go back far enough it meant basically control of production by producers, elimination of wage labor, democratization of all spheres of life; production, commerce, education, media, workers control of factories, community control of communities, and so on. That was socialism once. But it hasn't meant that for a hundred years. Socialism meant something different.” IfsYearsMeanDifferentEnoughPoliticalUsedLostTermCommunityMediaHundredLaborWorkersProductionsSocialismProducersSpheresFactoriesCommerceDiscourseEliminationDemocratizationPolitical Discourse Author:Noam Chomsky
“In fact, what were called the socialist countries in Eastern Europe were the most anti-socialist systems in the world. Workers had more rights in the United States and England than they had in Russia, and it was somehow still called socialism.” WorldStillsCountryStatesFactsUnitedUnited StatesRightsEuropeEnglandWorkersRussiaSocialismSocialistEasternEastern EuropeSocialist Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“Policies are designed to undermine working class organization and the reason is not only the unions fight for workers' rights, but they also have a democratizing effect. These are institutions in which people without power can get together, support one another, learn about the world, try out their ideas, initiate programs, and that is dangerous. That's like a referendum in Greece. It is dangerous to allow that.” PeopleWorldTryingIdeasReasonTogetherFightingClassSupportRightsEffectsDangerousPolicyProgramOrganizationInstitutionsUnionsWorkersWorking ClassGreeceGet TogetherInitiateReferendumsWorkers Rights Author:Noam Chomsky
“In the 1960s, various parts of the population became energized and began to enter the public arena to call for the rights of women, students, young people, old people, farmers and workers. What are called "special interests" - meaning the whole population - they began to press to enter the public arena. And they said that puts too much pressure on the state and therefore we have to have more moderation in democracy and they should go back and be quiet and obedient.” PeopleShouldSaidStatesWholeYoungInterestDemocracyToo MuchRightsSpecialStudentsQuietPressurePressesWorkersPopulationVariousFarmersThey SaidModerationOld PeopleArena1960sObedientSpecial Interests Author:Noam Chomsky