Famous Quotes & Sayings

Congress did not say you could ignore collective bargaining rights. It said just the opposite.

Contraction is a plan to buy back franchises and essentially put them out of business. We have no interest in contraction as a strategic matter or a bargaining strategy, ... We believe 30 franchises can be healthy given the economic right system. The bottom line is if we don't get the right system, we are at risk of losing franchises.

Scott Walker

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.

We are very frustrated and concerned over where we are in this process. The union is engaged in a charade. It is clear to us that union leadership has no interest in negotiating or making a deal to save the start of the season. Union leadership is stalling, doing everything in its power to ensure this collective bargaining negotiation is not resolved in a timely manner.

Bob DuPuy

There have been discussions about beginning bargaining that were interrupted for the World Baseball Classic. I would expect the sides to meet to establish an initial timetable shortly.

this union will have to regroup and demand that the 22 jobs be part of any new collective bargaining agreement.

Alexis Herman

Today, my faith in the collective bargaining process has been reaffirmed,

There is nothing that we plan to submit to the court of inquiry on Monday nor does plea bargain have anything to do with this case. Beyond that, Cmdr. Waddle will continue to respect the privacy of the families and have no comment on his meeting with them, other than to acknowledge that it happened, even as other third parties may choose to publish press releases and spin it as they choose.

Alan Rosenberg

The recent election made clear that our membership expects concrete results, particularly in our collective bargaining and our nationwide organizing efforts.

Kurmanbek Bakiyev

There is no room for bargaining here. We must proceed from market trends.

We will be selling our CDs and T-shirts at bargain prices too, so here's your last chance to get something while you can. We really want this show to be something people remember for a long time.

Paul Tagliabue

We have a collective bargaining extension in place, long-term television contracts, and have undertaken many other strong elements in league and club operations. I am honored to have been commissioner since late 1989 and to have been heavily involved with the league, its owners, clubs, coaches, players, fans and media since 1969.

Those shareholders wanted it to go through because they realized Washington Mutual is getting a great bargain and they will benefit from the unfair price,

David Gregory

This was basically a vote of no confidence for Roger Toussaint. It undermines his credibility back at the bargaining table.

We don't think the judge will impose new conditions on us. I think the judge sees things getting closer. It's possible bargaining could go on for another week.

We saw some bargain hunting today after Monday's excessive drop. But with so many negative external factors out there, we should find no real optimism from these gains.

We're very oversold, corporate news is relatively good, consolidation in tech and telecom continues to go on, and bargain hunters are out there,

Used CDs are a much better bargain for your money. It's hard for most college kids to buy new CDs.

There's some bargain hunting helped by gains in overseas markets but the market is quiet.

There's no question it's been very anemic. Now the big question is, will the bargain hunt continue into the next 16 to 17 days before Christmas, or will consumers just simply go shopping?

What we are seeing is that consumers' cautious spending is now stretching to the low-priced discount stores as well as to the other stores. ...Today, saving money is chic. Bargain hunting is fashionable.

What happened today confirms what we said all along. It's better to be at the bargaining table than on the picket line.

What they are saying is this isn't good enough. Workers want to be at the bargaining table and not the picket line.

We'll go back into bargaining, we'll bargain in good faith, and we'll see what results from those negotiations.

Let me underscore that the U.S. will not enter into dialogue in response to threats or broken commitments and we will not bargain or offer inducement for North Korea to live up to the treaties and commitments it has signed.

Larry Coker

LSU met their part of the bargain and we didn't.

Ralph Miller

Send (your negotiator) back to the bargaining table with some direction, some ideas, some flexibility and some willingness to reach an agreement.

So far, this has turned out to be the year's great bargain hunt,

My understanding is that the law requires the college to bargain with us now in good faith or face legal sanctions. We're looking to forward new highly collaborative problem solving efforts.

Online retailers continue to re-create the offline world on the Internet. People come out to the stores the day after Christmas looking for bargains. Now a natural part of shopping is to first poke around online. Some shoppers might see bargains online and decide they don't have to fight the crowds in the malls.

More than anything it tells the UAW that their bargaining power is gone. The market is defining wages and benefits of the future and the best they can hope for is to work collaboratively with the companies to survive.

More than anything it tells the UAW that their bargaining power is gone, ... The market is defining wages and benefits of the future and the best they can hope for is to work collaboratively with the companies to survive.

Negotiators were prepared to discuss that issue today, but Sikorsky would rather play games than engage in good-faith bargaining that would get people back to work.