Dick Wolf Quotes

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

This is a pattern-bargaining industry, like railroads. You need to pay market to get a contract at all, and without contracts, you have a poor relationship with workers.

I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation if they don't want it.

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

A labor strike will tear away a lot of the good things going for this league.

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

So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

The unions claim the deck is stacked against them when it comes to labor laws, but the truth is many private and public sector workers are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment, yet they have little say in how the unions spend their money.

The AFL-CIO is a structure that divides workers' strength by allowing each union to organize in any industry, then bargain on its own, even when workers share a common employer.

The labor union is a great scheme to interrupt work. It speeds up loafing

The unions used to sell security. They can’t deliver any more.

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.

Labor unions must have conflict in order to justify their existence.

The number of men out on strike exceeds that of any other industrial contest in the history of our country.

There is no other bargaining but collective bargaining.

In my experience, union leaders are respected by their members.

I can not regulate Daryl Turner. He's a union official.

Ordinary people in such positions - working at firms, companies, or chains - have the absolute right to have their voice in the public square.

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.

Official time is not fair to the government or the taxpayer and works solely to the benefit of labor unions and employees who serve as its representative or steward.

I'm not a union guy in the sense that I know a lot about how they operate. But I know fighters. They are individual athletes. This is not a team sport. I think it's going to be hard to say, 'Hey, do you mind not fighting on Saturday and walking around the arena with a picket sign instead?' I just don't see it.

I support collective bargaining everywhere.

I remember being amazed that actors had a union. I thought only coal miners had unions, or guys that worked in automobile plants. That's an indication of how naive I was.

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.