Quotes About Representation

Every senator needs to stand up and represent their constituents - not big business, not the ACLU, not activist groups, not political interests, but the American interests, the workers' interests.

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

What I see with the utility industry is, more and more, we're taking up this belief that our workforce, our leadership ranks, our board should be reflective of the community that we serve.

Employers have recognized for some time that it's smart business to have a diverse workforce - one in which many views are represented and everyone's talents are valued. Well, disability is part of diversity.

There is nothing that says unions have a God-given right to be there. We have to work at it and make ourselves relevant to every section of the workforce.

Whether it was investing in a strong workforce, leading the charge to protect our children or voting to balance our budget, I've seen Ashley Hinson step up and work tirelessly in the state legislature to fight for Iowans.

I'm trying to stand up so that the middle class, the working class, can finally have a say. I put them as my No. 1 priority.

As I was running for Congress in 2018, people across my district voiced a clear concern that Washington wasn't working for them, and was instead serving corporate and special interests.

When I started working, there were times when I was the lone woman on set, apart from my make-up person. My mom would accompany me. Now there are many women assistant directors.

Fundamentally, one of the things I tend to migrate toward when I'm working is a story about people whose stories aren't told in theater.

I'm working hard to break free of stereotypes that the film industry has created and nurtured around women.

That is exactly what Mr. Trump is: The working man and woman's CEO.

Never has a strong, responsible trade union movement been so needed. With austerity policies biting hard and with no evidence that they are working, people at work need the TUC to speak up for them now more than ever.

I represent poor people, I represent working people. I represent senior citizens. I represent family businesses. I represent people who don't have the wherewithal to hire overpriced Washington lobbyists and lawyers. I want to send the powers back to the states and the people.

I may, and I think I represent a tradition that means a lot to me, which has really always been about fighting for others, for middle-class families, for working class - for working people, you know, and that's a tradition and a commitment that I take very seriously.

The job of the Scottish Labour Party is to represent working people and represent Scotland.

My job is to represent working people.

As we say we fight for working people, we have to make sure our policies reflect that.

I'm always hyperaware of the way in which working people are portrayed on the stage.

If the government and judiciary start working together then who will raise people's issues?

Unlike the Tory millionaires, I live in the heart of the proud working-class community of the Bogside in Derry.

Certainly in my generation, there aren't enough actors from a working-class background.

I'm a progressive who knows how to talk to working-class people, and I know how to get elected in working-class districts. Because at the end of the day, the progressive agenda is what's best for working families.

I'm not running from the left; I'm running from the bottom. I'm running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.