Famous Quotes and Proverbs

«[The pilot episode of Hatching, Matching & Dispatching (produced and co-written by Walsh) ran in January as part of a CBC test -- the broadcaster ran three shows and asked for public feedback before making any commitments. Walsh's show, about the Furey family who own a funeral home/wedding chapel/ambulance service, got the most response -- more than 4,700 calls and emails, 95 per cent positive.] I figured a certain portion of Newfoundland wouldn't like it because traditionally they don't, ... There's a pocket that didn't like CODCO , but the majority of the island absolutely adored it. There are always people saying we don't like the way you're representing us.»

«He has a strong union background,»

«laws to allow companies to use their profits gained in the United States to build plants overseas and then file bankruptcy just in the United States.»

«There's no way the UAW can reach an agreement with Delphi without GM coming to the table much more than they have so far.»

«Delphi is telling the bankruptcy court that if nothing changes in terms of their union agreement, they won?t have money to pay their light bill by the end of 2007. So there?s definitely going to be a need for changes.»

«I'm feeling more hopeful now than I did a few months ago. I look for them to announce a settlement on the retirements in the next few days.»

«They have to get this resolved so they move on to the other issues. Until they know how many people will be left after the retirements take place, they won't know how much money GM will have to pay to subsidize the wages and benefits for its former workers who are left at Delphi, once the new pay scales are implemented.»

«Any fool can cause a strike. But no fool can resolve one.»

«We've got an agreement with Delphi that is satisfactory. We've been trying to find a soft landing for these individuals.»

«The wages, benefits and pensions are not going to be as lucrative. We know that. But what they've put on the table is not acceptable.»