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- Waldina Jimenez' first job in America (1)
- Watson in the 1940's (1)
- "We all knew we wanted to do something after college." (1)
- "We don't have problems, to live together, we respect each other." (1)
- "We get to know them, we know what's happening with [our employees]." (1)
- "We go with the trade of the neighborhood." (1)
- "We grew up with machines, with trimmings, with buttons, with delivery dates, with garments all the way up." (1)
- "We had Jewish owners of food stores right across the street from us that spoke perfect Italian." (1)
- "We have the guitar player, a singer, a guiro player, and me." (1)
- "We have to work just a little harder than if we were in New York City, because we have to make sure that distance is not an object." (1)
- "We know how to iron, so why not go to the coat factory and press?" (1)
- "We need to educate the community." (1)
- "We perceived we were working for the full factory, as opposed to having the factory do things for us." (1)
- "We started with the right people, and the right people will always come with us." (1)
- "We used to call it 'digging iron.'" (1)
- "We used to go in April and November." (1)
- "We used to go knock on the doors and ask for work." (1)
- "We used to have to drink milk to coat our stomach." (1)
- "We used to play peggy." (1)
- "We weren't restaurant people." (1)
- "We worked with lava stones." (1)
- "We would go and give a lecture on immigration...and it was very effective." (1)
- "We're willing to work, and we do a lot of things that we wouldn't be willing to do in Peru." (1)
- What happens to the silk after it comes through the throwing plant. (1)
- "What it makes you do is learn more about people, about their culture." (1)
- "What they should do is make it mandatory for adequate ventilation in these places." (1)
- "What're you gonna do, stop breathing from one end of the factory to another?" (1)
- "Whatever he does in life, he's gonna make out alright. He's that kind of person." (1)
- "Whatever I have, I made with my own hands. I worked all the time." (1)
- "Whatever it is, it has to stay clean." (1)
- "When cars don't pass anymore, forget it -- just the ones that need your service are going to come." (1)
- "When I came here, that's when they opened the department of immigration." (1)
- "When I came to this country, I thought I only was going to learn to speak English." (1)
- "When I first started at Newberger's I trimmed the things off and tied them up in half a dozens." (1)
- "When I first started working at Wideman it was a closed shop." (1)
- "When I first went to Watson, I went into the foundry side." (1)
- "When I go out there, I say, 'I made it grow,' you know? And I enjoy it, to see it go from small to large." (1)
- "When I was about 8 years old I had a job with a cobbler." (1)
- "When I was on the floor, I was in the twisting department." (1)
- "When I was working in the factory, I said this is not for me." (1)
- "When I work I brush my area off and walk away and let it settle." (1)
- "When she sees that everything is perfect, is good, she feels good." (1)
- "When the children are little, you never know what they'll want in the future." (1)
- "When they changed partnerships then they got a new name." (1)
- "When they moved, I moved with them." (1)
- "When we started out in I guess we were making maybe 100 a day." (1)
- "When you buy a business from somebody, it's like you're buying a clientele, but it doesn't work that way." (1)
- When you enter a store you first get a smile, then a handshake. (1)
- "When you take a job, you ought to like what you're going to do." (1)
- "Whenever they see there's pressure, because they know we have a deadline, they work even better." (1)
- "Who do you think does it in the factory?" (1)
- "Whoever shouts the loudest still sells the most." (1)
- The work process at Elsa's dressmaking shop. (1)
- Working at Newberger's Towels (1)
- Working in Maryland on the way to California (1)
- Working in the family business: "It's a mixed blessing." (1)
- Working in the Inspection Department at Wright's Aeronautical (1)
- Working in the shipping department. (1)
- Working with customers versus working in a factory. (1)
- "Workman's compensation was a pet project of our attorney." (1)
