Frances O'Grady Quotes

Limitation of the working day to eight hours for all hired workers. ... A complete ban on overtime work. The prohibition of the employment of children of school age.... A ban on the use of female labour in occupations which are harmful to the health of women The provision of nurseries for infants and young children in all ...enterprises employing women. State insurance for workers against old age and partial or complete disability The establishment of properly organized health inspection in all enterprises...free medical services for workers at the employer's expense, with wages to be paid during time of illness

Labour reforms are not anti-worker.

Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion.

A man’s right to his job transcends the right of private property.

We must defend the rights of working people to bargain collectively for fair wages and safe working conditions.

The NLRB provides important protections to American workers.

I'm going to take a series of actions on day one to protect American workers.

I address a strong appeal from my heart that the dignity and safety of the worker always be protected.

Workers' rights should be a central focus of development.

A lot of what is called 'public service' consists of making hoops for other people to jump through. It is a great career for those who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.

I think there's not much patience for organized labour, period, public or private sector.

Were the workers who sweated to put food on my table paid at least minimum wage? Did they get health benefits? Overtime? Were they unionized? Protected from pesticide exposure?

Government regulation is not a dangerous usurpation of your Constitutional rights. It's just a pain in the ass.

Give the working-man the right to work as long as he is healthy; assure him care when he is sick; assure him maintenance when he is old.

Work is a right, which is ensured to be available for every able citizen.

In a market economy, the right to seek employment is fundamental … the issue goes beyond economy. It’s an issue of human rights.

If we must grind up human flesh and bone in the industrial machine called industrial America, we owe protection to them and their widows.

We want nothing about what is said about abolishing property rights, rather we respect them. But work is the only property of workers, and therefore we want laws to protect the only property of workers, his manpower

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant.

The internal market should be designed to benefit each and every citizen of the Community. It is therefore necessary to improve workers' living and working conditions, and to provide better protection for their health and safety at work ...

All we want the Labor Secretary to do is enforce the law and protect workers’ rights.

Historically speaking, Socialism has already shown itself in England in the extension of State interference. It has produced the Factory Laws, and it is now beginning to advance further and interfere directly in the division of produce between the workmen and their employers.

We have many rules and regulations that can be sometimes confusing and complicated. By reaching out to the employer community and educating them on what their responsibilities and obligations are to their work force, that, along, with strong enforcement, is the best way to protect workers.

The memory of the 146 people who lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire stands as a reminder that legal protections and workplace safety standards were won through a long struggle for social justice and at great human cost.

We want to make sure that workers know their rights and that employers know their obligations. That is the best way to protect workers.