Labor Ethicist T-Shirts

'This job is for a 30 hour week. . .but to achieve that you need to work 60 hours a week.'

"That's it lads, 364 days annual leave...what would we have done without our union!"

'You can't fire me! -- This is a right-to-work state!'

"A wage increase to match inflation."

"Instead of raising the minimum wage, we should lower it to $4.00 an hour and create more jobs. Plus, low wages would encourage car pooling."

Bureaucrats held up by the workers.

National Living Wage from April 1st.

'Enough is enough. We're sick of being overworked and underpaid.'

"Ha! Today we informed the boss about our rights!"

Labor Day '19

Worker Rights and the Smoking Ban

"Look - we'll whistle when it's fifteen dollars an hour."

'Employee benefits? Sure, here you are!'

Unity is strength! Vote for local 62 today!

"Don't worry - if we double the minimum wage it will still be nothing."

"The union is objecting to our 'grotesquely inflated' wages, do you think they'd settle for 'outrageously inflated' instead?"

"We're striking for minimum levels of service."

'In this pyramid we are unionized. We don't accept more than 50 lashes per day.'

The Trans Pacific Partnership! Negotiated in Secret! No input from labor, consumer, or environmental organizations...

Maternity Ward "Just call me the Secretary of Labor."

"But it will never get better if you picket"

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice, Lord Mayor of London.

The Verdict Is Union Yes!

'The problem is, you don't take enough pride in your temporary, no benefit, below living wage job!'

Tired of long hours and lousy pay, Bob begins a work-to-rule campaign.

Member of two trade unions

'Let's be fair and take a vote - how many here think we need a minimum wage increase?'

"As a show of our commitment to your right to work, we're happy to offer you a contract that meets all your demands."

'In other words, we want you to get paid like our union employees.'