John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
powerful thinking greed
I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource - their workers.
ideas creating safety
Safety is a basic human need. People with a sense of security and belonging are stabilized for learning, creating, innovating. A group of wonderfully cared for, confident individuals will generate great ideas.
progress democracy agents
We can no longer allow multi-nationalists to parade as agents of progress and democracy in the newspapers, even as they subvert it at the workplace.
nike united-states globalization
Clearly, the Global Economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States.
growing globalization consensus
There is a growing consensus that Globalization must now be reshaped to reflect values broader than simply the freedom of capital.
pay administration legislation
The Bush administration staunchly opposed legislation which would preserve overtime pay for all workers.
goal good played second several
We had several good opportunities on goal in the second half. We played well tonight, but we see where we need to improve.
checked given
We checked and he wasn't given any preferential treatment.
basically saturday work
We basically work every day of the week, Saturday and Sunday.
decided time
We've decided it's time for us to take a stand.
alone billion company foot force last taxpayers year
Why should a company like Wal-Mart -- who made $10 billion last year alone -- be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs?
alone billion foot force last taxpayers
Why should a company like Wal-Mart - who made $10 billion last year alone - be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs?
change
There had to be something else out there that would help me change. I wanted to live.
fact normal opposed permanent relations support sure trade
We're opposed to permanent normal trade relations at this time. We support trade. We support the fact that globalization is here to stay, but we want to make sure it's working for working families.