John Sweeney
John Sweeney
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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We've decided it's time for us to take a stand.
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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.
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Employers are all too eager to exploit workers. This is no time to make that easier. What a double tragedy it would be to allow the destruction of Hurricane Katrina to depress living standards even further. Taking advantage of a national tragedy to get rid of a protection for workers the corporate backers of the White House have long wanted to remove is nothing less than profiteering.
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They had taken me to an exhibit called 'Psychiatry: Industry of Death' on Hollywood Boulevard, where a Scientologist told me psychiatrists set up the Holocaust. I feared I was being brain-washed. And then I lost it - big time.
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I know the guys are excited. We have talked for a long time about putting this program among the elite in Onslow County. I'm not saying that this win seals it, but it's important to be able to play with (Swansboro).
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I think we will see a united labor movement again. When workers unite they're stronger. The same goes for unions.
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People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors.
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Over the last several years, we've been able to find positions for all our graduates. Anyone who wanted a position got one, more or less.
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Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies.
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We will look to the lessons of the Maryland victory as we move forward with out 'Fair Share Health Care' initiative.
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We will be working together at the UNI conference. Every single union, whether in the AFL-CIO or outside, should be heavily focused on organizing.
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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?
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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?
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We have serious constitutional concerns about how the legislature drafted this portion of their budget. And I would not venture to speculate on whether the governor will veto this item.