By host on
10/30/2008 3:32 PM
Labor, construction, transportation and government leaders urged a House committee to include public works spending in a possible new economic-stimulus measure.
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By host on
10/28/2008 5:11 PM
Today, in a CNBC interview, Senator John McCain made clear once again his anti-worker, anti-union outlook. Asked about the Employee Free Choice Act - legislation that would level the playing field for the 60 million workers who say they would join a union if they could - the Senator said he’d veto it “in a New York minute.”
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By host on
10/28/2008 5:04 PM
SMWIA members know the importance of buying union -- it's a way of supporting our brothers and sisters in the labor movement and it's strengthens our way of life by keeping our hard earned money home.
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By host on
10/28/2008 10:26 AM
Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Evan Bayh (D-IN) wrote to General Accountability (GAO) Office Comptroller Gene Dodaro this week requesting a report on the role of imports on the U.S. defense industrial base.
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By host on
10/27/2008 9:01 PM
Global efforts to tackle climate change could result in millions of green jobs over the coming decades, according to a study prepared by the Worldwatch Institute with funding from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The study found that the global market for environmental products and services is projected to double from $1.37 trillion per year at present to $2.74 trillion by 2020, with half of that market in energy efficiency.
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By host on
10/27/2008 8:53 PM
Allentown, PA city officials consider an ordinance for sheet metal workers in the city.
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By host on
10/25/2008 9:36 PM
Indiana, like most states, has been hit hard with job losses and corporations moving overseas. Unfortunately, John McCain defends the tax cuts on corporations that ship jobs overseas. With the news that more Americans filed for unemployment benefits this week and that unemployment claims remain near a seven-year high, Senator Obama outlined his plan to bring more jobs back to America.
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By host on
10/25/2008 8:12 PM
Labor leaders tie the strong surge of new voter registration – which leans heavily toward the Democrats – to growing economic consciousness in a voting bloc that has historically had scant voter turnout and has been underrepresented in organized labor. Support for unions amongst young workers has been increasingly solid, even amidst withering attacks from anti-union forces.
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By host on
10/23/2008 3:26 PM
Now that falling home prices and tightening lending standards have squelched mortgage equity withdrawals, a drop in consumption spending may not be far behind; and, as consumption goes, so goes the American economy.
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By host on
10/23/2008 2:14 PM
Few working Americans are old enough to have experienced anything like today’s financial crisis. With shock and horror, we’ve seen friends and family members lose their jobs, neighbors’ homes go into foreclosure, and trillions of dollars in retirement savings vaporize.
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