Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Known best for his role as John-Boy on TV's The Waltons, he began his television career in 1959 in a version of A Doll's House before moving on to appear in some soap operas.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth13 June 1951
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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Giant Cement's managers knew they broke the law and they didn't have a leg to stand on. This settlement is a positive step, but obviously it would have been much better for all concerned if the company had not declared war on its skilled Union workforce in the first place.
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His counting should be done fairly. The fire marshall should come out, get a manager and sit there and count. He should make sure the count is accurate.
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We're manning up production as much as we can, ... We can only produce so many.
We want to go out with a bang, not a whimper,
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Part of their problem is so much of the airport is under construction, they don't want to build a gate only to have to tear it down later. We are trying to work with them on a solution.
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Our motto is 'join in and have fun' and we want people to come along and enjoy themselves.
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These particular unfair labor practices are the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Giant knows very well what's hidden just under the surface here, and it's time for them to change course and start meeting all of their responsibilities under the law.
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This is a bigger issue than any labor dispute between the company and the Steelworkers. We are committed to ensuring that Giant complies with the law. The health and safety of our members and of the general public will not be traded away at the bargaining table.
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I loved being in the room with Mamet as a director - he is the most generous, funny, delightful person to work for every day.
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I think that that is a wonderful format - you know, having individual stories over a period of weeks that are thematically connected in terms of genre - there's not enough of that out there.
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I'm one of those weird people that tends to not do the extras and listen to the commentaries and stuff on movies, although I do think they are fascinating and interesting - I'm just so worried that years later I wouldn't remember anything!
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If people work together in an open way with porous boundaries - that is, if they listen to each other and really talk to each other - then they are bound to trade ideas that are mutual to each other and be influenced by each other. That mutual influence and open system of working creates collaboration.
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Here we are from Texas and we made it OK driving through all this, and the guy who lives here didn't make it.
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I don't want a business to be in the hands of an individual.