58 ordspråk av Alexis Herman
Alexis Herman
[Labor Secretary Alexis Herman had a different assessment of the shorter work week, pointing to advances in technology that allow workers to get the job done is less time.] I don't see any evidence that companies are cutting back on hours at all, ... If anything its advances in productivity that are shortening the work week.
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Both are averaging about 2 percent, ... That's the kind of balance we're looking for in the economy.
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Bringing aboard more people did not slow us down, it sped us up, made us stronger,
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But the real growth I must say in terms of the public sector for the Labor Department is really at state and local levels. That's where the real opportunities are today.
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Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted.
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I always say we don't have a worker shortage in this country, we have a skill shortage, ... This is an economy that needs skilled workers and what we're trying to do is manage the change that is taking place and help provide those skills so that more positions can be filled.
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I am gratified personally and for my family that the independent counsel has terminated his investigation,
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I am pleased that both sides have agreed to go back to the bargaining table, and I urge them to stay at the table until they reach a settlement, ... The key now is for both parties to find a new way to look at the issues and find the solution.
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I certainly don't want to simply open up the floodgates and raise our own levels in terms of high-tech visas,
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I don't want to have to train a new guy.
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I have yet to go to a grocery store and buy a loaf of bread, and have the clerk tell me since you're a woman, you only have to pay 75 cents and not a dollar,
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I intend to talk with each party individually to find out what it will take to move these talks forward and to urge greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise to get back to the bargaining table,
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I really don't think we can make too much out of one month's report. I don't think it's enough for us to predict where the economy is headed right now.
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I support the actions (Fed Chairman Alan) Greenspan is taking. I believe that they will take this report into consideration.
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I think it's a major victory for both parties, ... That's what collective bargaining is all about.
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