John Kennedy actually said...

These goals are the immediate concern and in many ways the first responsibility of the ministries and departments of labor of all our nations.

Message to the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor at Bogota.

05/06/1963

More John Kennedy Quotes

I have found no more sensible standard for determining Government salaries.

This will furnish a greater incentive for employees striving to prepare themselves for higher responsibilities.

The salaries for the services they perform should be fixed under well-understood and objective standards.

We can no longer defer the necessary corrective measures or continue the existing lack of standards;