Charles E. Wilson
Charles E. Wilson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth18 November 1886
CountryUnited States of America
Charles E. Wilson quotes about
based canada labour logic principle propaganda rather recent united
Our recent 5-year labour agreements, in Canada as well as the United States, are based upon experience, logic and principle rather than on pressure, propaganda and force.
agreements behind general good
Our thinking behind these agreements is that we want all jobs in General Motors to be good jobs.
people canada spirit
Canada has great natural resources, and its people have the spirit and ability to develop them.
suffering socialism communism
No one should suffer from the great delusion that any form of communism or socialism which promotes the dictatorship of the few instead of the initiative of the millions can produce a happier or more prosperous society.
country war people
There may be some backward countries where the mass of the people are on a subsistence level and where, as an aftermath of wars or partial crop failures, the standard of living has to be drastically reduced, but this certainly is not the case in our prosperous nations.
determination simple goal
The thing that contributes to anyone's reaching the goal he wants is simple wanting that goal badly enough.
stupid strategy should
No plan can prevent a stupid person from doing the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time - but a good plan should keep a concentration from forming.
success people want
There is no royal road; you've got to work a good deal harder than most people want to work.
achieve advantage higher methods science standards taking
That the way to achieve higher standards of living for all is through science and technology, taking advantage of better tools, methods and organization.
bargaining buying collective less store tries
Unfortunately, in collective bargaining one party or the other too often tries to gain an advantage - a bargain, like buying something in a store for less than it is worth.
directly fluctuate prices producing raw
The prices of raw materials do not fluctuate directly with the labour cost of producing them.
bargaining benefit cannot consent employers people raise realize reduce unions wages
Many people do not realize that where unions have bargaining rights employers cannot raise wages or improve benefit plans any more than they can reduce them without of the consent of the union.
among anyone groups increases nor object ordinarily organized
No one should be so naive as to think that wages among organized groups will not be increased, under pressure if necessary, to make up for increases in the cost-of-living, nor should anyone ordinarily object to such adjustments.
accumulate capital countries educate invent men select ways
For more than 150 years free men in our countries have had the opportunities to educate themselves, choose their own religions, select their own occupations, accumulate capital and invent better ways of doing things.