John J. Sweeney Quotes

"In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it."
-John J. Sweeney in Leadership quotes.

"From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus that globalization must now be reshaped to reflect values broader than simply the freedom of capital."
-John J. Sweeney in Freedom quotes.

"We had several good opportunities on goal in the second half. We played well tonight, but we see where we need to improve."
-John J. Sweeney

"We depend a lot on the guy upstairs in dire times, in addressing our concerns and looking for help."
-John J. Sweeney

"We can no longer allow multinationals to parade as agents of progress and democracy in the newspapers, even as they subvert it at the workplace."
-John J. Sweeney

"A core part of the global market is what might be called the 'Nike Economy' - footloose companies that play countries against one another while seeking subcontractors with the lowest wages and cheapest conditions."
-John J. Sweeney

"I mean, we're trying to protect the interests of working families and these attacks in several different areas have been directed at workers."
-John J. Sweeney

"We cannot afford to stand by and wait for the federal government to take action. So we're going to take it on state by state."
-John J. Sweeney

"Bush reversed his decision after a public outcry and bipartisan opposition to his worker pay cut in the House and Senate."
-John J. Sweeney

"It's not these locals' fault that their national unions left the A.F.L.-C.I.O., and it's not working people's fault. They shouldn't have to bear the brunt of a decision by their leadership. Solidarity charters will allow unions to work together and let working people still benefit from a united grass-roots movement."
-John J. Sweeney

"For globalization to work for America, it must work for working people. We should measure the success of our economy by the breadth of our middle class, and the scope of opportunity offered to the poorest child to climb into that middle class."
-John J. Sweeney

"American workers, ... fervently support rights to protect economic security, equal opportunity and reasonable working conditions but they see real gaps."
-John J. Sweeney

"We are making this strike our strike."
-John J. Sweeney

"This was a hard fought game on both sides. Jacobs showed great composure tonight the way he moved in and hit the ball with his head."
-John J. Sweeney

"Working people are under the worst attack in 80 years. Never has there been a stronger need for a stronger union movement."
-John J. Sweeney

"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."
-John J. Sweeney