Employers Quote by Frances O'Grady

“I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an individual worker is fundamentally unequal.” quote by Frances O'Grady — Download Open image

“I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an individual worker is fundamentally unequal.”

Frances O'Grady

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