John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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Working families need and deserve Supreme Court justices who understand and respect the importance of hard-fought rights and protections, not justices who take an unduly narrow view of the law.
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The budget also proposes bringing the total annual state spending on education to nearly $17 billion, or 72 percent higher than when (Pataki) took office. As a result, today New Yorkers spend more than $12,000 per pupil to support public education - virtually the highest amount in the nation.
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I've been hearing more workers -- including former Enron workers -- say they now wish they'd had a union.
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America's workers deserve a clean vote on a $7.25 increase, with no strings attached. Such an increase helps everyone and hurts no one.
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I want to tell stories powerful people don't want you to tell. It's not worth getting out of bed otherwise.
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This is a result of federal clarifications regarding Medicaid's reimbursement of providers for emergency services to illegal aliens.
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Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the products that they produce. This is as true in a global economy as a national one.
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Compared to 10 years ago, individuals are now expected to live, on average, two years longer, and health care and other expenses have grown. ... We believe that we're assisting individual investors ... by reducing the possibility that Americans will outlive their hard-earned retirement savings.
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In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. 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.
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If we have a completely different design that's different from anything else, we have a great opportunity to do well. So that's the key.
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I have a very understanding wife, and she understands this is part of the job.
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Guest workers programs are a bad idea and harm all workers. They cast workers into a perennial second-class status and unfairly put their fates into their employers' hands, creating a situation ripe for exploitation.
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A long-term strategic grass-roots campaign will follow in each state in the coming weeks and months.
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There's more emphasis on what the person has achieved than there is on observing what time they're in in the morning or leaving at night.