Mitch Daniels Quotes

We don't have unions in South Carolina because we don't need unions in South Carolina.

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

There was a time when the contractual relationship between the employer and the employee was supposed to be none of the public's business. That time has passed.

I will continue to do all that I can to ensure and enhance worker protections, including the right to bargain collectively.

My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.

We have tried voluntary codes and we have tried free markets, but they have not worked, so we need to try something else. Legislation is not a panacea for all the inequalities in the workplace, but it will go a long way towards stopping them. Effective employment legislation is needed

The Church fully supports the right of workers to form unions or other associations to secure their rights to fair wages and working conditions.

A man’s right to his job transcends the right of private property.

There are only two ways to bring about protection of the workers, however, legislation and unionization. So far the majority of the people in this country seem to favor unions as a more democratic and elastic method, though certain things must be dealt with by legislation

“Right to Work” is wrong for Kentucky. It’s just another word for union busting...

If I were the president of the United States, I would make unions illegal. They no longer serve a functional purpose in democracy, in my view.

I envisage there being absolutely no regulation whatsoever - no minimum wage, no maternity or paternity rights, no unfair dismissal rights, no pension rights - for the smallest companies that are trying to get off the ground, in order to give them a chance.

Workers' rights must be respected.

Whenever the Republicans have an opportunity, they've tried to make New Mexico into a right-to-work state, and so I've been on the front lines fighting that for a long time.

South Carolina is a 'right to work' state - a misnomer of a phrase, as the laws limits union representation of workers. It does does not guarantee workers a job or fair wages and conditions.

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.

If there is to be peace in our industrial life let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees - at least to the degree set forth in existing statutes.

I am not a labor hater.

Well, I'm not trying to get rid of the unions, but I am saying that they appear to be an antiquated concept in today's economy.

Workers have kept faith in American institutions. Most of the conflicts, which have occurred have been when labor's right to live has been challenged and denied.

The Labor Department's Hall of Honor recognizes men and women - like Cesar Chavez, Helen Keller and the Workers of the Memphis Sanitation Strike - who have made invaluable contributions to the welfare of American workers.

In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official holiday, with Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York quickly following suit.

Like patents - which also seek to protect the little guy - unions were started for all the right reasons. But like patents, they can be twisted into something that hurts innovation, competition, and ultimately consumers and the country as a whole.

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past.

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.