Labor Law Philosopher Gifts

'Think of Heaven and Hell as union and non-union...'

"I figure if I was still employed, I wouldn’t get to spend all this time with you!"

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

'As a CEO, I stand up for our rights. You've got the right to work 17 hours a day and if you don't do it, I've got the right to fire you.'

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

10 Commandments in the Supreme Court (USA)

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

"Would you like to hear about our retirement plan?"

Body Language Expert - 'You don't like your job do you?'

I Litigate Therefore I Am.

"I'm pre-legal analysis."

'How can the employees accuse me of running a sweatshop? Don't I let them go home after midnight?'

'I take it you're looking to some extra hours!'

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

"Watch out for Donlan. He came back from Tokyo with a black belt in collective bargaining."

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

'Employee benefits? Sure, here you are!'

The relationship between you and your employer is not one of equals....Being in a union fixes the imbalance!

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

A man on a desert island has an inbox and outbox both filled with sand.

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

"Homework is work, and work without breaks is a federal offense that can be reported to the labor board."

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

"Are you telling me that just because something is against the law, that makes it illegal?"

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

'The union card does it every time.'

'The union told me what we could do with our contract proposal.'

"When given a choice, a lot of them prefer eternal torment over being stuck in a 9 to 5 job."

"We located our factory in your country because there is no word for leisure in your language."

USA Slavery

"A serf? We don't call you 'serfs' anymore. Nowadas we call you flexibly employed staff members!"