Michael D. Yates > Quotes

“If we are honest, we must admit that our employers have power over us. Some of them may be nice and some of them may be nasty, but none of them will spend money just because it would be good for us. They know that as individuals we are less powerful than they. We have only our ability to work to sell, but they have the jobs.”
― Michael D. Yates, Why Unions Matter

“Growing inequality, trivial and alienating labor, and environmental despoliation — these are the things we witnessed.”
― Michael D. Yates, Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate: An Economist's Travelogue