http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2008/09/02/working-americans-want-more-and-better/ Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:58:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2008/09/02/working-americans-want-more-and-better/#comment-100 Today’s Workplace » Take Back Labor Day: Week One Roundup Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:02:30 +0000 http://www.todaysworkplace.org/?p=519#comment-100 [...] David Kusnet, who wrote the new book Love the Work, Hate the Job, tells us about four different groups of Seattle workers who despite their vast differences, all understood the importance of working collectively. Kusnet says, “[T]hese workers – and many others across the country – care deeply about the future of their companies and professions….They’re joining together with their co-workers and taking issue with their employers for the same reasons that they entered their professions. Unions, companies, and public policymakers should take notice of–-and tap into–this concern for quality.” (See Working Americans Want “More” and Better.) [...] [...] David Kusnet, who wrote the new book Love the Work, Hate the Job, tells us about four different groups of Seattle workers who despite their vast differences, all understood the importance of working collectively. Kusnet says, “[T]hese workers – and many others across the country – care deeply about the future of their companies and professions….They’re joining together with their co-workers and taking issue with their employers for the same reasons that they entered their professions. Unions, companies, and public policymakers should take notice of–-and tap into–this concern for quality.” (See Working Americans Want “More” and Better.) [...]

]]> http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2008/09/02/working-americans-want-more-and-better/#comment-46 gloria Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:43:21 +0000 http://www.todaysworkplace.org/?p=519#comment-46 For top executives, a company seems to be about numbers - in their compensation package and to show their shareholders. For employees, it's their livelihood - what puts food on the table for their families. For them, the quality of the company is life and death - of course they care more about it. For top executives, a company seems to be about numbers - in their compensation package and to show their shareholders. For employees, it’s their livelihood - what puts food on the table for their families. For them, the quality of the company is life and death - of course they care more about it.

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