Eli Broad Quotes

My problem with unions is they breed mediocrity.

The denial by employers of the right of employees to organize and the refusal by employers to accept the procedure of collective bargaining lead to strikes and other forms of industrial strife or unrest, which have the intent or the necessary effect of burdening or obstructing commerce.

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've been reading a lot about Silicon Valley history recently and was struck by just how core the lack of unions has been to the American tech industry's evolution. It's enabled the constant creative destruction that keeps Silicon Valley relevant and thriving in a rapidly changing world.

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.

Although unions may be good for a worker, singular, they are not always good for workers, plural. Especially when it comes to finding a job.

Back in early 1983, my dad was tasked with keeping unions from organizing in his company's distribution centers. His work pulled him away from home for months on end.

Unions inherently create an 'us versus them' dynamic that makes winning against a company's management the top goal, not serving customers, innovating, or in the case of education, teaching kids.

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.

Union busting has become an art form.

I will never recognize the union, never, never!

Labor unions are the worst thing that ever struck the earth because they take away a man's independence.

There is no other bargaining but collective bargaining.

The New Deal Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act which granted unrestricted sovereign power to the barons of union labor.

Unquestionably unions and their leaders are not always wise and fair any more than any other human beings. 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.

And I believe we should strengthen unions which have formed the bedrock of a strong middle class. It should be easier to bargain collectively. That's not only fair, it makes workers more productive, it strengthens our economy.

Instead of focusing on attacking unions and the labor movement, we need to find ways to strengthen and empower workers so we can put more money in the pockets of middle class families.

Stop demonizing American workers who don't belong to unions who are happy in their jobs.

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

Public unions are big money.

Unions do have a proper role in negotiating for employees and advising employees, but they have to engage with the employer.

The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of the workers... It is in reality the most potent and the most direct social insurance the workers can establish.

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

While unions did not play a part in my family life when I was being brought up, my early years were most certainly spent in a working-class community.

I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.