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"Anything Goes" Capitalism Destroys Companies and Workers' Lives

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Simmons Mattress, Private Equity Firm, Private Equity, Scott A. Schoen, Eleanor Roosevelt, Usw, United Steelworkers, Anything Goes, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Standard & Poor’s, Fdr, Cole Porter, Max Gordon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Simmons, Noble Rogers, New York Times, 1929 Crash, Stock Market, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Rober Hellyer, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Anything Goes capitalism workers' lives, but it sure does work for the private equity firms. They made around $750 million in profits from the now-indebted and bankrupt Simmons.

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Enforcing the Rule of Trade Law

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, NewPage Corp., Appleton Coated LLC, Protectionist, President Obama, Mark Gardner, Coated Paper, Goodyear, U.S. Department of Commerce, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, Automotive Trade Policy Council, China, Wall Street Journal, Rick Willett, Charles Uthus, G-20 Summit, World Trade Organization, Indonesia, Sappi Fine Paper North America, Tires, John Cappy, New York Times, Cooper Tire, Section 421, International Trade Commission, Chicago Tribune, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The USW is in solidarity with Chinese and Indonesian workers who suffer abuse at the hands of their employers. It is governmental policies that injure us both and that we oppose. China cheats.

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The G20, Climate Talks, and Trade Measures: Keeping Jobs in America

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Labor, Green Jobs, Climate Week Nyc, Free Trade, United Steelworkers, Manufacturing, g20, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Won't new climate legislation hurt American industry? Won't it send jobs overseas? The answer is no, it won't.

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Key Senators, Krugman Call for Tariffs on High-Carbon-Footprint Imports

Mike Elk | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Evan Bayh, Russ Feingold, Barack Obama, Copenhagen 2009, Robert Bryd, Tire Imports, Al Franken, Globalization, United Steelworkers, Paul Krugman, Climate Change, India, Leo Gerard, China, Unions, G-20, Business News
Mike Elk

In the wake of the China tire-import decision, we have heard a lot of rhetoric falsely labeling it as the beginning of a trade war. It is not. Workers around the world are engaged in an effort to protect themselves.

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Obama Plans to Reform Economy, Not Just Health Insurance

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: LTV Steel, Teabaggers, President Barack Obama, Middle Class, Jones & Laughlin Steel, Usw, United Steelworkers, Afl-Cio, Kaiser Family Foundation, U.S. Supreme Court, National Labor Relations Act, Health Insurance, Insurance Reform, Republicans, Steve Skvara, Health Care, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The teabaggers are apoplectic because this isn't just about health care. This is about the values of a government.

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New Reason for Devotion to Employee Free Choice Act

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: United Steel Workers Union, Union Card Checks, Employee Free Choice Act, Card Check, Afl-Cio, Employee Free Choice, Efca, United Steelworkers, Leo Gerard, Unions, Labor Unions, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

For Ted Kennedy, for Crystal Lee Sutton, for us all, America ought to have the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Forging a Green Economic Recovery at Home

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: General Electric, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Green Jobs, Impact Act, Sherrod Brown, Renewable Energy, United Steelworkers, Manufacturing, Free Trade, Protectionism, China, Barack Obama, International-Brotherhood-of-Electrical-Workers, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Kentucky, Climate Change, Leo Gerard, Ibew, China Economy, Politics News
Edwin D. Hill

Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.

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Rallying for Green Jobs: The "Made in America" Tour Kicks Off

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Labor, Green Jobs, Weatherization, Cleveland, Ohio, United Steelworkers, Clean Energy, Labor Unions, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News
Frances Beinecke

The "Made in America" nationwide job tour kicks off in Cleveland on Thursday with the first of 50 events in 22 states.

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Will Protectionism Protect Our Workers?

Danny Schechter | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Green Economy, United Steelworkers, Leo Gerard, Protectionism, China, Trade Policy, Tarriffs, Business News
Danny Schechter

Many in China already resent US economic bullying and blame Wall Street for selling them junk loans and infected financial products that have caused vast economic losses.

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For the Health of the Nation: Ensure a Public Option

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: The New Yorker, Public Option, President Barack Obama, Canada, United Steelworkers, Canadian Broadcasting Company, Kaiser Family Foundation, Republican, Tommy Douglas, Dr. Atul Gawande, Kiefer Sutherland, Single Payer, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Universal Health Care, American Medical Association, Pre-Existing Conditions, New England Journal of Medicine, World Health Organization, Life Expectancy, Health Care, National Health Care, Infant Mortality, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

The last time the World Health Organization stacked up countries' health systems, the United States came in 37th, behind Chile, Morocco, Cyprus and even drug war-torn Colombia.

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RNC's Michael Steele Becomes Union Man

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, John McCain, Kate Bronfenbrenner, President Obama, Secret Ballot, Rush Limbaugh, Cornell University, Employee Free Choice Act, Usw, Congress, United Steelworkers, Civil Unions, Facebook, Republican, General Motors, Conservatives, Moderates, Socialism, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Steele can perch that white hard hat atop his head, but he's going to have to labor at learning some hard philosophical lessons before becoming a real steelworker, a true union man.

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July 11th: Giant Employee Free Choice Act Events Across Arkansas

Stewart Acuff | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afl-Cio, United Steelworkers, Leo Gerard, Employee Free Choice Act, Stewart Acuff, Richard Trumka, Politics News
Stewart Acuff

Never before in Arkansas history, have two of the most important national labor leaders led such a high profile march and rally in Little Rock.

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Chutzpah and cheaters partner to keep American tire workers unemployed

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, U.S. Embassy, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, American Omni Trading Co., China, Foreign Tire Sales, Chinese Tires, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, People’s Daily, Date Rape Drug, Section 421 Case, Orteck Global Supply & Distribution Co., Hercules Tire & Rubber Co., Trade, Melamine, U.S. Congress, Del-Nat Tire Corp., Aqua Dots, Itc, Chutzpah Coalition, International Trade Commission, Dunlap & Kyle Co., Yiddish, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

A group of tire importers that should be competitors banded together recently to ally themselves with China in a trade case. Doesn't sound like th...

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Betting Against the American Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup Inc., “No Holds Barred”, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Secret Ballot Elections, Wal-Mart, Union Organizers, Interrogation, Threats, Cornell University, Employee Free Choice Act, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Surveillance, Stewart Acuff, Usw, Afl-Cio, United Steelworkers, American Middle Class, Home Depot, National Labor Relations Board, Harassment, National Labor Relations Act, Efca, Aig, Bank of America, Public Sector, Bailout Money, Nlrb, Glenn Spencer, Bernie Marcus, Randel K. Johnson, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Unionization is how the middle class re-emerges. America could do without a few filthy-rich boys lolling on yachts in the Mediterranean.

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Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: NewPage Corp., Ford Ranger, Usw, China, Chevy Silverado, Toyota Celica GT, Unemployment, General Motors, Copper, Nissan, Hurricane Katrina, Jim Henson, 9-11, U.S. Economy, Ge, Gm, Steelworkers, United Steelworkers, Congress, Hbo, Goodyear Tire, Keep It Made in America, Wall Street, Bush Administration, Molybdenum, Ball Corp., Molly, Fraggle Rock, Chino Mine, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, Freeport McMoRan, Rubber Worker, Doozers, Auto Bailout, Fraggles, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

As I toured the U.S. last week on the 11-state, 32-city "Keep it Made in America" bus tour. I talked to unemployed manufacturing workers who are desperate.

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Fear and Looting in America: Krugman Takes on Globalization?

Les Leopold | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Unemployment, United Steelworkers, Free Trade, Financial Crisis, Polar Bears, Paul Krugman, Protectionism, Global Warming, China, Green News
Les Leopold

We need to a new way to look at protectionism -- one that both protects the globe and that protects jobs.

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Workers Need a Robust OSHA for Their Survival

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Arcelormittal, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Bush Administration, Ray Mine, Asarco LLC, Workers Memorial Day, Usw, OSHA Enhanced Enforcement Program, United Steelworkers, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Osha, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

To reduce that daily toll, to make Workers Memorial Day less memorable, the U.S. Labor Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must be properly funded and empowered.

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When America Works Together, America Works

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business

Read More: United Steelworkers, Green Economy, Green Business, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Unions, Waxman-Markey, Nrdc, Green Jobs, Blue Green Alliance, Sierra Club, CWA, Economy, Business News
Jonathan A. Schein

It will probably be months before we know the outcome of the Waxman-Markey bill; in the meantime, it appears that more alliances of strange bedfellows will emerge.

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Colleges Must Stop Killing Student Athletes' Dreams

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Ithaca College, CBS Sports, Scholarships, Tuition, Ncaa, Usw, United Steelworkers, Super Bowl, Bubba Paris, Division I, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, March Madness, National College Players Association, Ellen J. Staurowsky, San Francisco 49ers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball Tournament, Pro Contracts, University of Oklahoma at Indianapolis, Courtney Paris, Final Four, Indianapolis-Indiana, Sports, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Over the past year, 169 players have "disappeared" from the rosters of the teams in the men's basketball tournament. This means they disappear from enrollment rolls at the same time.

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Creep of the Week: AIG Bonus Grantor Edward M. Liddy

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxpayer Bailouts, Aig, Wall Street, United Auto Workers, Big Three Auto Companies, Usw, Washington Post, Credit Default Swaps, United Steelworkers, Uaw, American International Group, Creep of the Week, Bonuses, Edward M. Liddy, Economy, Aig Bonuses, Bank Bonuses, Recession, Federal Bailouts, Bailout Bandits, Financial Crisis, Aig Federal Bailouts, Wall Street Bonuses, AIG Scandal, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

AIG Chairman Edward M. Liddy gets the Creep of the Week award for his stunning, overwhelming, dumbfounding display of cluelessness.

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Q&A with Housing Bubble Forecaster Dean Baker

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, Subprime Lending, Financial Transactions Tax, Fiscal Stimulus, Usw, National Bureau of Economic Research, United Steelworkers, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Conventional Wisdom, Recession, Unemployment, James K. Galbraith, Subprime Mortgages, Stock Bubble, Inflation, Deborah Salomon, New York Times, Stock Market, Liar Loans, Bubble Economy, Stimulus Package, Housing Bubble, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Baker: "For most economists, the idea that a market would take leave from its senses -- that it would be driven by speculation -- is almost inconceivable."

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Finally, a President Who Works for Workers

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Bush Recession, Made in America, Earmarks, Wall Street, Leonard Abess, Usw, United Steelworkers, Republicans, Bank Bonuses, Barack Obama, Joint Session of Congress, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Obama State of the Union, Obama Budget, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Obama is seeking leadership in a crucial area -- he wants factories and workers in the U.S. to make the parts -- not just import them.

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"Republicants" Deny the Sky is Falling

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Institute for America’s Future, Gop, Usw, Mortgage Delinquency, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Demos, Michael P. Brown, U.S. Senate, Unemployment, Credit Default Swap, American Conservative Union, Hurricane Katrina, Paul Krugman, Grover Norquist, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Congressman Jerry Lewis, Olympia Snowe, Carl Rove, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, United Steelworkers, Economic Policy Institute, Barack Obama, American Prospect, James Lee Witt, Susan Collins, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Wall Street, U.S. House, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, New York Times, Thinking Big Thinking Forward, Forclosure, Americans for Tax Reform, Stimulus Package, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Republicans are terrified of the stimulus because if it works, then Americans will think good thoughts about government action and spending.

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Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Bail Out, Financial Bailout, Sherrod Brown, Aozora Bank, George W. Bush, Iraq, Colorado, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Jared Polis, William Ford Sr, Aig, Auto Bailout, Mark Fields, Dan Quayle, Ohio, Real Estate, Republican Party, Gail Collins, Detroit, Steve Feinberg, Citigroup, John McCain, Florida, Gm, Alan Mulally, Private Equity, Ford, Condoleeza Rice, Congress, United Steelworkers, Cerberus, Japan, K2, Robert Rubin, Chrysler, Wall Street, Henry Ford, Michigan, Banking, IAP Worldwide Services, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Paul Jenkins

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

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"Transplant" Automakers Get Over $3.6 Billion in Subsidies; More Unions, Ralph Nader Comment

Steve Parker | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Change to Win, Herbert Hoover, Chrysler, Decherd, Buffalo, Honda, Blue Springs, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Montgomery, Ford, Volkswagen, Senators, Nissan, Infrastructure, Princeton, Benedict Arnold, General Motors, Hyundai, Greensburg Indiana, Essential Action, Ralph Nader, Uaw, Lafayette, Toyota, Canton, Detroit Three, Ohio, San Antonio, United Steelworkers, Kia, Huntsville, Democrats, Foreign-Owned, Good Jobs First, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Bush Administration, Chattanooga, Detroit Three Loans, Bmw, Subaru, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Transplant, Tax Exempt, Smyrna, Unions, Japanese Transplants, Spartanburg, Republicans, Detroit Bailout, Auto Industry, Business News
Steve Parker

This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.

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