John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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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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I've been hearing more workers -- including former Enron workers -- say they now wish they'd had a union.
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A record 53 percent of nonunion workers say they'd join a union tomorrow if given the chance - that's the highest percentage in 20 years. It is our job to reach out to them.
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Bush reversed his decision after a public outcry and bipartisan opposition to his worker pay cut in the House and Senate.
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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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I think we will see a united labor movement again. When workers unite they're stronger. The same goes for unions.
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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.
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Guest workers programs are a bad idea and harm all workers. They cast workers into a perennial second-class status and unfairly put their fates into their employers' hands, creating a situation ripe for exploitation.
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Guest worker programs are a bad idea and harm all workers. They cast workers into a perennial second-class status, and ... encourage employers to turn good jobs into temporary jobs at reduced wages and diminished working conditions.
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America's workers deserve a clean vote on a $7.25 increase, with no strings attached. Such an increase helps everyone and hurts no one.
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In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it.
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I mean, we're trying to protect the interests of working families and these attacks in several different areas have been directed at workers.
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I know the guys are excited. We have talked for a long time about putting this program among the elite in Onslow County. I'm not saying that this win seals it, but it's important to be able to play with (Swansboro).
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Eight years of Clinton-Gore haven't been enough to repair the damage of 12 years of Reagan and Bush. Al Gore is running for president as the champion of working families and unions.