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May 15, 2009 Over 28.5 million Americans are now unemployed, involuntarily working part-time or want a job but cannot find one. To me, that is a national disgrace. A week ago, the Department of Labor released its unemployment statistics for April, 2009. It reported that 13.7 million Americans were unemployed. Another 8.9 million were reported
Read moreHarley-Davidson to Review York Operations Waves of economic nausea rolled across southeastern Pennsylvania this week following news that Harley-Davidson would consider cost-cutting measures that include moving its massive manufacturing facility in York, PA to another location. More than 2,600 members of Local 175 currently build Touring and Softail models at the York facility. Employees learned
Read moreIAM Legislative Conference Opens in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of activists from every level of the IAM are gathered in Washington, D.C. this week for the 2009 Legislative Conference; four days of legislative planning and grassroots lobbying on Capitol Hill to build on the successes of the 2008 election. “What a difference a year makes,” declared
Read moreA drastic pay cut for workers at Transfreight Logistics in Woodstock, ON created a keen appreciation for a collective bargaining agreement and helped drive a District 78 organizing effort to a rapid and successful conclusion. “The employer used the recession as an excuse to cut the wages of each employee here by $1.50/hour,” explained District
Read moreYour Tax Dollars at Work? Question: If a troubled U.S. bank is kept afloat with $25 billion in taxpayer assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), should that bank be allowed to promote the liquidation of a 120-year old U.S. company, eliminating nearly 4,000 U.S. jobs in the process? That’s the question raised by
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