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A Call to Arms for Civil Rights Activists

Fred Redmond | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Dr. Martin Luther King, Bill Clinton, Unemployment, Wall Street, Great Recession, Civil Rights, Usw, Foreclosure, United Steelworkers, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Day of Service, Justice Department, Politics News
Fred Redmond

I challenged USW civil rights committee members to shield the downtrodden in society, to aid those felled by the current economic crisis, to serve as their brothers' and sisters' keepers.

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CEOs, Union Leader Agree: Manufacturing Strategy Crucial

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Wheatland Tube Corp., General Electric Co., Ge, Nucor Corp., U.S. Labor Secretary, Bill Ford Jr., United Auto Workers, Carnegie Mellon University, Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, Usw, United Steelworkers, China, Ford Motor Co., TMK IPSCO, Barack Obama, Jeff Immelt, U.S. Steel Corp., U.S. International Trade Commission, Obama Administration, Cnbc, V&M TCA, Maverick Tube Corp., Hilda Solis, Dan DiMicco, Maria Bartiromo, National Association of Manufacturers, Uaw, V&M Star LLP, John Engler, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Since precious few Americans, even those in the same political party, agree on how to realign America, a typecast smack down between CEOs and unionists might have begun when they met. But it didn't.

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Gone with the Wind: Blowing U.S. Tax Dollars Off Shore

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Keith Bradsher, Cap and Trade, Russ Choma, President Obama, Washington D.C., Renewable Energy, Usw, Blue Green Alliance, Obama, Congress, Afl-Cio, United Steelworkers, Investigative Reporting Workshop, Iberdrola, China, Stimulus, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Unemployment, Fossil Fuels, Buy American, Windmills, New York Times, Republicans, Windmill Farm, Green Energy, Green News
Leo W. Gerard

Washington has doled out hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to foreign renewable energy firms, which compete with and run all over fledgling U.S. firms that were supposed to get the money.

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Business Council Honors Vale CEO for Clipping Workers, Wacking Towns

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Landless Rural Workers Movement, Ontario, Roger Agnelli, Usw, Dwight D. Eisenhower, United Steelworkers, Canada, Newfoundland, Wall Street Journal, Brazil, Antonio Regalado, Sudbury, Corporate Citizenship, Global Citizenship Award, Port Colborne, Business Council for International Understanding, Anti-Trust, Inco, Vale, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute.

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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 11.25.2009 | 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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Obama Plans to Reform Economy, Not Just Health Insurance

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.16.2009 | 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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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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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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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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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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Obama's Theme of Unity Motivates Unionists

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Sen. Bob Casey, Democratic National Convention, Ohio, Usw, Organized Labor, Pennsylvania, Steelworker, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, Union, North Carolina, Steel Blitz for Barack, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

More than 10,000 Steelworkers have volunteered their time to ensure Barack Obama's election.

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Paulson Cuts Goldman Sachs a Sweetheart Deal

Marco Trbovich | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Secretary, Tax Dollars, Derivatives, Presidential Election, Usw, Credit Crisis, United Steelworkers, Next Tuesday, Leo W. Gerard, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Bailout, Dividend, Taxpayer Dollars, Securities, Stock, Warren Buffett, Henry Paulson, Politics News
Marco Trbovich

An analysis of the bailout deals Paulson has been cutting with taxpayer dollars reveals he's giving the culprits who created the nation's credit crisis what amount to sweetheart deals.

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Sarah Palin, Explain Yourself, or Stop Using the USW as a Prop

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Alaska, John McCain, Social Security, Employee Free Choice Act, Free Trade, Usw, Democrat, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, United Steelworkers, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Republican, New York Times, Earmark, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

When presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his intended vice presidential running mate, those ...

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Smithfield Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers, Wal-Mart, Employee Freedom Action Committee, Economy, Human Rights Watch, Employee Free Choice Act, Rick Berman, Middle Class, Free Trade, Usw, Medicaid, United Steelworkers, Walton Family, National Labor Relations Board, Global Corporations, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, Tobacco Lobbyist, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher, Minimum Wage, Union Busters, Lance Compa, Health Insurance, Meatpacking, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, Union, Undocumented, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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Stop the Toxic Trade Profit Cycle Killing Americans

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, Lead, Red Lead Steel, Melamine Poisoned Dog Food, Toxic Avengers, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, Goodyear Tyler Plant, Goodyear, Jarnell Brown, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, China, Heparin, Foreign Tire Sales, Toxic Trader, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd., Shandong Linglong Rubber Co. Ltd., Toxic Trade, Lead Poising, U.S. Sen. John McCain, Toxic Imports, Dalian, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

In the realm of free trade, what comes around goes around. American families lose their jobs when multinationals dismantle U.S. factories and lose a child when poisoned products are imported to the U.S.

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