Renee Ellmers Quotes

When I produce a movie - and I've produced a number of movies, unlike Arnold - yes, I'm frustrated when the union says you can't do this, you can't work past that hour, you've got to break for lunch. But ultimately, they're right. What they do is for everyone's benefit.

Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.

Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.

I would say the issue for the labor movement in the United States is not structural... there is no correlation between the success of workers and how the labor movement is structured.

Many people do not realize that where unions have bargaining rights employers cannot raise wages or improve benefit plans any more than they can reduce them without of the consent of the union.

The French 35 hour work week is a bribe given to the French people by a grateful government

The 35-hour week has from the moment of its inception been a massive mistake. We need to return to people the joy of work.

Do not worry about the side agreements on labor. They are too full of loopholes to pose any threat.

Workers should not be prevented from bargaining with the companies that help set their wages, benefits, schedules, and workplace conditions.

We must update our country's workplace policies to remain competitive against other developed countries.

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.

I support collective bargaining everywhere.

I'm the first secretary of labor in the 21st century, and the competitiveness of the American work force and the modernization of decades-old regulations have been among our top priorities.

When you spend such a large portion of your life working - and it's not fun, and you're worried about getting sued or fired for saying the wrong thing or for acting crazy at a work party - then what has work done to America? That's the impetus to have a huge office Christmas party.

The modern labor movement that began around the mid-19th century has given us many of the basic working rights that we now take for granted.

Here's the dilemma of the modern age: There used to be actions that workers could take, in the form of a strike. But now, that's being pre-empted by lockouts. They don't even have that leverage to protect their jobs.

There's no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don't exist.

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.

OSHA was created to regulate jobs that cause injury or illness to workers. Increasingly, though, OSHA sees its purpose as improving the general welfare of working Americans, whether work itself is hazardous or not.

Even if you're not a union member, you've likely benefited from the hard-fought advancements our unions spearheaded: Have you taken a sick day, received paid leave for medical reasons or vacation, or received overtime pay? Unions paved the way for all of these.

I think the time has come when the American people understand that federal employees need to work an 8-hour day just like everybody else.

I think most young professionals would be surprised to learn how accommodating employers can be to inquisitive potential candidates.

We must put American workers first.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will ensure that no pregnant woman is unfairly fired, or forced to risk the health of themselves or their pregnancy, to earn a paycheck. Our mothers deserve these federal protections.

Any time you have to tell work where you're at and what you're doing, that's considered an employee, not a contractor.