Employment Rights Quotes

What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job.

Labor Day 2013 is special. This year marks the centennial of the U.S. Department of Labor - 100 years of working for America's workers.

Americans overwhelmingly believe that Americans who want to do jobs, who are looking for work, should have a fair opportunity, if not a preference, to do that work.

the right to employment … the right to social security, to health care and to social, medical and legal aid … the right to have decent accommodation … the right to enjoy the protection of a healthy environment … the right to enjoy cultural and social fulfillment …

With women composing nearly half the American workforce and increasingly serving as the primary breadwinner for families, we can't afford to treat pregnant women differently than their counterparts, especially when slight job modifications could help them stay in the workforce at no risk to their health.

Workers' rights are under attack across the country.

Equality of the sexes is promoted in societal activity and working life, especially in the determination of pay and the other terms of employment.

I envisage there being absolutely no regulation whatsoever - no minimum wage, no maternity or paternity rights, no unfair dismissal rights, no pension rights - for the smallest companies that are trying to get off the ground, in order to give them a chance.

Food service workers, home care workers, farm workers, and other low-wage workers log long hours. They come home tired after providing services and producing goods that make our country stronger. They deserve fair treatment from their employers, and they deserve a voice in collective bargaining.

I've proven myself a champion of workers' rights, particularly teachers.

When I was a student, I had a part time job as a barmaid at a dodgy pub in Kent.

The world of employer and employee, like that of master and slave, debases both.

I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment.

The one thing that everyone knows about America is people will say, I know my rights. One of those rights is the right to organize. When workers do get together and organize and drive up their wages, they are much, much better off. I think this is one integral part of food policy. We can't talk about increasing the price of food without figuring out how working Americans are going to pay for that.

I'd been a psychiatric social worker for 17 years, but within 24 hours after I started the case against studying reading Bible in school by my son, I was fired from my job as a supervisor in the city public welfare department. And I was unable to find another one. So my income was completely cut off.

We shouldn't bring in foreign workers to do jobs that belong to U.S. citizens.

The employment had no reference whatever to anything pending in Congress.

How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity.

In a market economy, the right to seek employment is fundamental … the issue goes beyond economy. It’s an issue of human rights.

You never ask why you've been fired because if you do, they're liable to tell you.

Give the working-man the right to work as long as he is healthy; assure him care when he is sick; assure him maintenance when he is old.

There was a time when the contractual relationship between the employer and the employee was supposed to be none of the public's business. That time has passed.

Gay rights is just a matter of time. Look at the polls. Worrying about gay marriage, let alone gay civil unions or gay employment rights, is a middle-age issue. Young people just can't see the problem. At worst, gays are going to win this one just by waiting until the opposition dies off.

You can go to war at 18, so you should be able to make a living at 18, especially if college isn't what you see for yourself.

I do believe that people hire immigrants, legal and illegal immigrants, to do certain jobs that maybe possibly could go to American citizens, and that's unfortunate. If they're here legally, I think it's OK. If they're here illegally, then they ought not be taking jobs from American citizens.