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John Sweeney

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Quotes by John Sweeney

A simple test of a civilised human being is how they describe those who have treated them badly.
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A simple test of a civilised human being is how they describe those who have treated them badly.
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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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.
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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I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource – their workers.
It’s bad form to mention money-laundering. Instead, you talk about asset-management structures and tax beneficial schemes.
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It’s bad form to mention money-laundering. Instead, you talk about asset-management structures and tax beneficial schemes.
American workers, ... fervently support rights to protect economic security, equal opportunity and reasonable working conditions but they see real gaps.
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American workers, ... fervently support rights to protect economic security, equal opportunity and reasonable working conditions but they see real gaps.
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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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.
A long-term strategic grass-roots campaign will follow in each state in the coming weeks and months.
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A long-term strategic grass-roots campaign will follow in each state in the coming weeks and months.
When fewer workers have unions, the standard of living falls for everyone and the gap between the rich and poor grows.
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When fewer workers have unions, the standard of living falls for everyone and the gap between the rich and poor grows.
Hard-working immigrant workers in this country deserve a real path to citizenship as a part of comprehensive immigration reform...We will continue to work with the immigrant rights community and our allies in Congress to devise a truly comprehensive model that places immigrant and workers' rights at the head of the line.
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Hard-working immigrant workers in this country deserve a real path to citizenship as a part of comprehensive immigration reform...We will continue to work with the immigrant rights community and our allies in Congress to devise a truly comprehensive model that places immigrant and workers' rights at the head of the line.
It's bad form to mention money-laundering. Instead, you talk about asset-management structures and tax beneficial schemes.
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It's bad form to mention money-laundering. Instead, you talk about asset-management structures and tax beneficial schemes.
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