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In response to a State of the Union speech that was long on rhetoric and short on specifics, the IAM renewed its call for a more coordinated and aggressive response to the most serious jobs crisis since the Great Depression. “When one-fifth of America’s workforce is idled to some degree, the full force of government,
Read moreIn a State of the State address delivered earlier this week, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle made special mention of last year’s high-profile fight to save jobs at the Mercury Marine facility in Fond du Lac, WI. Gov. Doyle praised IAM members and leaders who approved significant and divisive concessions to secure a pledge from Mercury
Read moreUr Union of Unemployed reacted strongly to the Republican response to the State of the Union address, calling the GOP position “worst than vacuous” on the jobs issue. “Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA) could have laid out a jobs program equal to the depths of this Grave Recession. Instead, he offered empty promises, anemic programs and
Read moreThe IAM stepped up to the ‘Humanitarian Plate’ this week with a $50,000 donation to Canada’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund (CERF). For every dollar donated to the CERF, the government of Canada will donate an equal amount, bringing the combined donation to $100,000. “We’ve answered the call by our federal government to dig deep and
Read moreUr Union of Unemployed, or UCubed, the online community for America’s unemployed, has a new short video on its site titled, “FDR: Try Something.” http://www.unionofunemployed.com/blog/recent-news/fdr-try-something. It shares some of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wisdom during the depths of the Great Depression, much of which holds true in today’s Grave Recession. “It is common sense to take
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