Even when the economy is fully recovered and companies are back in expansion mode, we may not see a revival in hiring of the rank-and-file worker. Cost containment oriented companies, in an effort to become more agile in this increasingly competitive global marketplace, will rely more an more on a just-in-time workforce of contract and contingent workers.
Quotes about rank-and-file (15 Quotes)
Rudy is definitely collecting some insider chits. But his problems remain at the grass roots. The rank-and-file Republicans who actually nominate candidates are much more conservative than Giuliani's record.
I think our party members staked (the party's future) on the Maehara's youth and ability ... It is utterly necessary for each DPJ lawmaker and other rank-and-file members to back the new leader and stick together.
This is more evidence of the dysfunctional nature of the Republican majority in the Senate. The leadership is right this time, but the question is will they be able to hold enough of the rank-and-file members to do the right thing.
Rank-and-file Democrats want the Washington party to fight every day on every issue and to fight more effectively and better, ... The truth is, it's going to be hard to fight and win every battle. . . . It's finding that right balance that's going to be the art of keeping our coalition together over the next few years.
We met with him about six weeks ago and expressed some of our concerns (about the plan). We haven't had any talks about capital since they took keno off the table. There isn't much contact (with rank-and-file members) that we've heard of.
It's very healthy for the pro game to play the same courses as the rank-and-file players, ... I think it's a good message, and it helps in terms of the positioning of the professional side of the game.
The question is often asked when people drop out, what does their endorsement mean And the answer is, if they had a huge following they wouldn't be dropping out. For rank-and-file voters, it probably means less than if some convention votes come with it.
We are concerned about the decision's effect on the rank-and-file. Anyone who does this for a living and says they don't care how it affects people's lives is lying. But we have to move this company forward.
I think it's a challenge for Lieberman to reconnect to the rank-and-file of the party and prove he is an authentic Democrat.
New Jersey is a very progressive state on gay rights, but Ocean County is one of the conservative exceptions. This issue moved beyond LGBT activists to rank-and-file citizens and even those who were not pro-gay rights. People were outraged that this was being done (to Hester).
The party has to be much more. It has to connect in a real way with rank-and-file members and be their voice.
I think Delphi had a business plan to go bankrupt, but it got out of hand and went faster than they wanted, and it's become very messy. Also, Miller was very cocky. He was very antagonistic, and thought he was going to roll over the UAW. And the UAW International probably hoped that we would scare us bad enough so that we would roll over for concessions. Instead, the UAW rank-and-file response has been outrage and a willingness to fight back.
Keep in mind, this is going to be a race that is not going to get a lot of attention with rank-and-file Democrats. You are talking about who can raise the money to generate attention for themselves.
I actually don't express contempt for the rank-and-file conservative voters in Kansas. The conservative reviews of the book claim that I do, but by and large I am very respectful of these people. I certainly don't try to make these people sound crazy. In a lot of ways I really respect them.