94 Quotes by John Sweeney

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    I'm a passionate man and a passionate reporter. I've also got a loud voice.

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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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    The Bush administration staunchly opposed legislation which would preserve overtime pay for all workers.

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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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    We can no longer allow multi-nationalists to parade as agents of progress and democracy in the newspapers, even as they subvert it at the workplace.

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    Safety is a basic human need. People with a sense of security and belonging are stabilized for learning, creating, innovating. A group of wonderfully cared for, confident individuals will generate great ideas.

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    I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource - their workers.

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    Because of GLHR's crusades... we're beginning to learn the awful truth about workers around the world who are slaving away their lives in sweatshops, who are denied the right to join or form a union in order to fight back and provide a better life for their families.

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