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" When we see the banks get bailed out with seemingly no consequences while ordinary people pay the price with job and wage cuts through austerity measures, who could blame a person for wondering where the loyalties of their elected leaders really lie? "

Sharan Burrow

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" Climate impacts hit working people first, and with extreme weather events, changing seasons, and rising sea levels, whole communities stand on the front lines. "

" There's not much more of an honour - to work for, and with, working people. "

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" Many women drop out of the work force altogether, which holds back our economy with a loss of skills and personnel. "

" #MeToo shows this bias is systemic, that people get away with violence against women, get away with discrimination - whether in work or society in general - because, for too long, silence has been the answer. "

" We all need to work together, because there are no jobs on a dead planet; there is no equity without rights to decent work and social protection, no social justice without a shift in governance and ambition, and, ultimately, no peace for the peoples of the world without the guarantees of sustainability. "

" With global rules for global supply chains, we can end corporate greed. "

" Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity. "

" A new business model based on old principles of social justice where people matter - now that's a revolutionary way to reduce inequality. "

" As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing their homes, wondering how their kids will make their way in the world. "

" Stark inequality, poverty, and unemployment are driving increased social unrest and, consequently, social and economic risk. Environmental deterioration may well intensify social inequality. "

" We may be living in a world of disposable electronics, but working people are not disposable commodities. "

" Democracy is rarely easy, nor swift. "

" We know how to build economies. It requires investment in jobs. The biggest medium-term multiplier is infrastructure. "

" If you think the dominant orthodoxy - shrink your economy, render workers jobless, impoverish families, and still grow - is an oxymoron... then you would be right. "

" Limiting the destructive risk-taking by large financial firms and banks which are 'too big to fail' is needed. "

" When working men and women have secure jobs with living wages and social protection, they can invest in the economy at levels which will increase demand and help overcome the twin challenges of ageing populations and economic stagnation. "

" T-Mobile U.S.A. is one company that uses fear and intimidation to scare workers away from union representation. "

" Football, or soccer as it is known, is a game of two halves. It's a game with rules and a referee. FIFA, the governing body for football, follows neither the rule of law or has the oversight of a referee. "

" As universal a truth as the rising and setting of the sun each day, the global economy needs people. "

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" Care work contributes enormously to the well-being of our societies and to the sustainability of our economies. "

" We need to decarbonise our societies and economies. "

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" Creating a Financial Transactions Tax would go a long way to curbing short-term speculative trading, including high-frequency trading. "

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