Unlike the robust workers' anthems of the union movement, it did not stir the blood; it chilled it.
Minorities, blacks and whites, all colors and races, that are hurting today with high unemployment, and we seem to be more focused on how we can ram through this Senate a bill that would legalize millions and create an even more robust guest worker program".
Flake told me, "Because it didn't include a robust temporary-worker plan to account for labor needs, we were basically forced to turn a blind eye and watch people cross the border".
These communities demonstrated this solidarity and self-interest in huge public marches showing the campaign had built a robust alliance of workers and citizens.
That increase often translates into a robust raise for workers -- and causes executives to worry about inflation -- but the decline in working hours helped keep paychecks nearly the same as they had been in October.
A half-dozen robust young factory workers, some wearing safety goggles, smile out of the image above the living room sofa; the one with the sash has just won a competition between different factories.
The spate of suicides has highlighted a quirk at the heart of French society: Even with robust labor protection, workers see themselves as profoundly insecure in the face of globalization, with many complaining about being pushed beyond their limits.
