John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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A core part of the global market is what might be called the 'Nike Economy' - footloose companies that play countries against one another while seeking subcontractors with the lowest wages and cheapest conditions.
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Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies.
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There is a growing consensus that Globalization must now be reshaped to reflect values broader than simply the freedom of capital.
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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.
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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.
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We checked and he wasn't given any preferential treatment.
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I've been hearing more workers -- including former Enron workers -- say they now wish they'd had a union.
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Employers are all too eager to exploit workers. This is no time to make that easier. What a double tragedy it would be to allow the destruction of Hurricane Katrina to depress living standards even further. Taking advantage of a national tragedy to get rid of a protection for workers the corporate backers of the White House have long wanted to remove is nothing less than profiteering.
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We had several good opportunities on goal in the second half. We played well tonight, but we see where we need to improve.
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There had to be something else out there that would help me change. I wanted to live.
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There's more emphasis on what the person has achieved than there is on observing what time they're in in the morning or leaving at night.
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Maryland's working families have sent a clear message to local governments across the country and corporate America by demanding health care fairness -- and winning.
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I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.
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We are not sure whether they are allowed to use this or not.