David Gregory Quotes (17 Quotes)

It does not seem that much different, ... it doesn't look like a few boys dotted about a number of girls - it's a good mix.

In terms of the larger union movement, especially folks beyond the New York metro area, there is sort of this patina or the hero effect of now being a labor martyr, a contemporary sort of Mike Quill.

So what we're involved in here is a trade-off, and the value of the trade-off depends on how much you think conditions at the bottom will get worse, and how many extra jobs you'll get. And I think the evidence on the balance is very murky. It's not a clear case at all.

This partial strike is a very smart move by the workers, as it places a great deal of pressure on the employer. Private bus lines, currently under transition to become fully under the public transportation sector, have no strike prohibitions attached to them.

Kelly O'Donnell at the White House for us this morning. Kelly thanks very much.

I think she is doing a fantastic job at trying to drag the chemical industry into the 21st century, yet retaining a pragmatism which her role demands.

While you can be permanently replaced, you technically can't be fired. The strikers have the first opportunity to take the job of replacement workers who might quit.

Scott, that's not the answer to the question. Come on. You're totally ducking and weaving here.

I'll calm down when I feel like calming down. You answer the question.

Let's just be clear here. The vice president of the United States accidentally shoots a man, and he feels that it's appropriate for a ranch owner who witnessed this to tell the local Corpus Christi newspaper and not the White House press corps at large, or notify the public in a national way

I will yell. If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don't appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that's wrong.

This was basically a vote of no confidence for Roger Toussaint. It undermines his credibility back at the bargaining table.

You're totally ducking and weaving here. We don't care if some ranch owner called the local paper.

There's been an attempt to put reporters on the spot and question the motivation of reporters. It is irritating, and I for one think it's an attempt by the White House to change the focus from what is a legitimate question to what the talking point is. It's an effort to cast the media as out for red meat.

I've never seen anything like this. We are really in new territory. Union militancy and resolve was much greater and deeper among the rank and file than anyone had anticipated, including the union president, Mr. Toussaint.

A lot of employers would say it is too easy at the moment for unions to be able to put themselves in a position where they can take protected industrial action and, once it is occurring, too difficult to bring it to an end,

Offensively, we have to move the football on them. We haven't in the last few years. And that will be tough. They are big and physical.