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Collective Bargaining Quotes

Where labor and management meet at the table.

These collective bargaining quotes span decades, from steel industry wage negotiations to sharper modern arguments over whether bargaining counts as a right at all. Our Agreement collection covers the deals themselves in more depth.

So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.

Quotes by Scott Walker

As I learn more and more about the six-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, it's obvious to me that NFL owners understood that they were going to get a new deal done at all costs.

Quotes by Ron Jaworski

I've never seen the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Quotes by Michael Heisley

In the steel industry the corporations generally have accepted collective bargaining and negotiated wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization.

Quotes by John L. Lewis

Action Quotes

And some of those people that voted Republican are now going to say, what a mistake I made because I didn't know they were going to take my job away. I didn't know they were going to take collective bargaining...

Quotes by James P. Hoffa

I support collective bargaining everywhere.

Quotes by Ed Schultz

We need a system where all of our teams have the opportunity to compete and to make a few dollars. That's not a bad desire for collective bargaining for a sports league, and it's great for our fans.

Quotes by David Stern

In 2010, conservatives won big majorities in the Wisconsin State Legislature, and I openly supported many of their reforms, including changes to collective bargaining and expansions of school choice.

Quotes by Charlie Sykes

Unfortunately, in collective bargaining one party or the other too often tries to gain an advantage - a bargain, like buying something in a store for less than it is worth.

Quotes by Charles E. Wilson

Agreement Quotes

The only sound approach to collective bargaining is to work out an agreement that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties, establishes principles and operates to the advantage of all concerned.

Quotes by Charles E. Wilson

We can take action with a player without the league taking any action. But all that we can do is, we can deactivate him. But we're limited under the collective bargaining agreement to four games.

Quotes by Bob McNair

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do these collective bargaining quotes discuss?
They discuss labor negotiations, from historical steel industry wage agreements to modern political debates over whether collective bargaining is a right or an entitlement.
Is collective bargaining described as a right in these quotes?
Views differ. One quote firmly argues it's an expensive entitlement rather than a right, while others simply describe it as a standard part of labor negotiation.
What historical example is mentioned here?
One quote references the steel industry accepting collective bargaining and negotiating wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization decades ago.
Why is an NFL agreement mentioned in this topic?
One quote reflects on a six-year extension of a Collective Bargaining Agreement, noting that NFL owners seemed determined to secure a new deal regardless of cost.
Does taxpayer power come up in this debate?
Yes, one quote frames limiting collective bargaining as giving taxpayers more say, shifting power back toward the public in that particular negotiation.

One speaker frames it as an expensive entitlement rather than a right, a stance that clashes directly with others in this set, and a related NFL negotiation shows how a fresh Agreements extension can still leave hard feelings behind.