“The rise of franchising, contracting, and other similar employment pra...” — Jan Schakowsky Quote

“The rise of franchising, contracting, and other similar employment practices has made it harder to enforce worker protections like minimum wages, overtime pay, and the right to unionize.”

“I will continue to do all that I can to ensure and enhance worker protections, including the right to bargain collectively.”

“President Trump ran on protecting U.S. jobs and renegotiating unfair trade policies - those policies strengthen labor laws around the world.”

“Health and safety is the biggest: being able to come to a situation where you don't have to worry about contracting COVID-19 is huge.”

“When there's a revolution in Egypt, you can't really get depressed about not knowing what happens after you die. When there are millions out on the streets, that's not the time to start panicking about contracting swine flu.”

“I think we should be looking at the defense and seeing where we can actually be more efficient because I think that, you know, sometimes during the contracting process, we lose some efficiencies in that regard.”