Jan Schakowsky Quotes

They only ask for a fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work.

Equal pay for equal work is a fundamental concept of labor agreements.

All workers want is a fair shake.

If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage, and ensuring equal pay for equal work.

It's great that Maryland is tied for having the lowest wage gap between our working men and women of any state in the nation, but there's more work to do to eliminate that gap entirely.

I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.

When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.

People believe that if they work, they should be paid a living wage…. Work has to pay.

I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value

I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work.

At a time when families are incredibly squeezed, it's essential that we provide a living wage for people who work hard and that women realize equal pay for the work they're doing.

Guys want to be compensated fairly.

What we need to do is raise the minimum wage. We also need to hold onto equal pay. Women work for 76 cents on the dollar for the same work that men do. That's not right in America.

I believe in raising the minimum wage and equal pay for work.

As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.

The people who come to work deserve to be paid properly, and there's no excuse. I could understand someone making a small error, but sometimes people make systematic errors, and that's not right.

If every other store in town is paying workers $9 an hour, one offering $8 will find it hard to hire anyone - perhaps not when unemployment is high, but certainly in normal times. Robust competition is a powerful force helping to ensure that workers are paid what they contribute to their employers' bottom lines.

Republicans absolutely support equal pay for equal work.

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.

If a man or a woman puts in an honest day's work, they should to be able to earn a living wage.

Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work.

A fair day’s wages for a fair day’s work is ever my partner’s motto.

Wages ought not to be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage earner.

We say, pay talent well and genius generously, but pay well also the arm that toils; pay the needle, the saw, the spade, the hoe, the mop.