Workplaces Quotes

When parents have little education and few resources, their kids simply have more ground to make up. Given the compelling role socioeconomic conditions play, the state should consider bolstering programs that assist parents -- such as improving adult literacy and English language skills -- and that target workplaces.

(For the most part, the gulf between Mexican Americans and other ethnic groups reflects differences in family background. Mexican American children account for two-thirds (68 percent) of California children in families where neither parent has completed high school.) When parents have little education and few resources, their kids simply have more ground to make up, ... Given the compelling role socioeconomic conditions play, the state should consider bolstering programs that assist parents -- such as improving adult literacy and English language skills -- and that target workplaces.

We can`t fool ourselves that they will ever be enough to overthrow Capitalism. If we`re serious about that we need to organise ourselves in our workplaces and communities, making the links with other workers internationally.

Sometimes I wonder if we`re having a dramatic impact on the productivity of the American people, ... I`ve heard anecdotally that we`ve been banned in some workplaces.