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If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

In the steel industry the corporations generally have accepted collective bargaining and negotiated wage agreements with the Committee for Industrial Organization.

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws.

The only sound approach to collective bargaining is to work out an agreement that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties, establishes principles and operates to the advantage of all concerned.

So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.

To fulfill the promise of economic opportunity, we must remain true to the principle that collective bargaining is a cornerstone of a free society and indispensable to a strong middle class.

I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation if they don't want it.

With negotiations, you never know what's going to happen.

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.