10 Quotes by Alexis Herman
- My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them.
- To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action.
- Well, I tell young people to be successful today that, first of all, that what you learn today directly impacts what you earn tomorrow. This is a knowledge-based economy.
- We have had actually a decline in government service overall, but the growth is in high-tech areas, specialty areas in the Labor Department and other departments.
- Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do.
- This can not be about a race to the bottom.
- Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate.
- If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future.
- 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.
- 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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