Bill Shorten Quotes

If there is to be peace in our industrial life, let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees

Labor should be recognized as entitled to consult with management in the mutual interest. Labor cannot be driven, and business cannot be successful unless the men employed in it are enthusiastic and loyal. That loyalty cannot be obtained with a big stick; it must be based upon fair dealing and sympathy.

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

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 believe in workers' rights when people are doing a good job.

A mutual arrangement, I repeat, is the only satisfactory medium whereby the present system can be carried on with any degree of satisfaction, and in such an arrangement the employers have more to gain than the workers.

If we can by any method establish a relation of mutual trust between the laborer and the employer, we shall lay the foundation stone of a structure that will endure for all time.

Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child care. Giving people a voice at work - the ability to organize and negotiate for their fair share of the value they helped create - is absolutely essential to a growing, vibrant middle class.

I will only stop defending the rights of workers when I die.

Thank God we have a system of labor where there can be a strike.

When labor is strong, America is strong.

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

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

I'll argue with the owners all day long when they do not allow the players to get the best.

We must defend the rights of working people to bargain collectively for fair wages and safe working conditions.

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.

What I believe to be every Australian's right - a good, safe job with proper pay and conditions.

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

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

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

The dissolution of the trade unions was in the air then.

You can't be pro-labor and anti-business.

I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism.

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