It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government. - George Meany - Quotesmemo.com

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

Often, when following the trail which meanders over the hills, I pull myself up in an effort to encompass the glory and the grandeur which envelops the whole horizon. Often, when the clouds pile up in the north and the sea is churned with white caps, I say to myself: "This is the California that men dreamed of years ago, this is the Pacific that Balboa looked out on from the Peak of Darien, this is the face of the earth as the Creator intended it to look.

Popular Topics

Future, Evidence, Worry, World, Quiet, Hip Hop, Kids, Gold, Organization, Inspired, Angry, Pleasures Of Life, Positive, Think, Stage, Flower, Involve, Period, Heart, Talent, Gossip, Afternoon, Book, Justice, Diamond, Life Is Like, Amazing Music, Things, New York, Thing, Lifetime, Ocean, Technical, Lives, Guru, Excellent, Weak, Music, Beach, House, Story, Dress, Culture, Movie Love, Enthusiast, Once Upon A Time, Difference, Jesus, Feelings, Inspiring

George Meany

It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.

Bargain, Bargains, Collectively, Government, Impossible

Same Author Quotes

Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.

Fighting, Giving Up, Labor, Matter, Odds, Tough

The basic goal of labor will not change. It is - as it has always been, and I am sure always will be - to better the standards of life for all who work for wages and to seek decency and justice and dignity for all Americans.

Dignity Of Work, Goal, Justice, Seek, Standards, Work

One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby people choose and remove their rulers, there is no method of securing human rights against the state. No democracy without human rights, no human rights without democracy, and no trade union rights without either. That is our belief; that is our creed.

Democratic, Freedom, Freedom Of Speech, People, Rights, Speech

Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label.

Congress, Label, Labels, Pieces, Struggle, Union

Anybody who has doubts about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.

Bill, Bills, Doubt, Ingenuity, Resourcefulness

Similar Quotes

John Wooden

John Wooden

Fairness is giving all people the treatment they earn and deserve. It doesn't mean treating everyone alike.

Fairness, Giving, Mean, People

Henry Miller

Henry Miller

Often, when following the trail which meanders over the hills, I pull myself up in an effort to encompass the glory and the grandeur which envelops the whole horizon. Often, when the clouds pile up in the north and the sea is churned with white caps, I say to myself: "This is the California that men dreamed of years ago, this is the Pacific that Balboa looked out on from the Peak of Darien, this is the face of the earth as the Creator intended it to look.

California, Creator, Effort, Intended, Men, White

Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.

Thinking, Dancer, Ballet, Like, Think, See

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

If you can look back and say, "The economy's better. Our security's better. The environment's better. Our kids' education is better," if you can say that you've made things better, then considering all the challenges out there, you should feel good. But I'm the first to acknowledge that I did not crack the code in terms of reducing this partisan fever.

Challenges, Considering, Feel Good, Kids, Partisan, Terms

Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur

As far as I was concerned, the Panthers were 'baaaaaad. ' The Party was more than bad; it was bodacious. The sheer audacity of walking onto the California Senate floor with rifles, demanding that Black people have the right to bear arms and the right to self-defense, made me sit back and take a long look at them.

Baaaaaad, Bad, California, Long, Party, Self