News Tag: trade

News August 8, 2011

Korea Trade Agreement Would Subsidize North Korea Government

via Huffington Post WASHINGTON — In 2004, Hyundai inked one of the best land deals in history. For a mere $12 million, the South Korean car company secured the rights to 50 years of use on over 41,000 square miles of industrial space — $292 per square mile, only about 10 percent higher than the

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iMail , News January 20, 2011

GE Joint Venture Sends Aerospace Technology to China

GE’s recent announcement that it would be finalizing plans for a joint venture with  China-owned AVIC to produce avionics systems is another example of how other countries demand the transfer of technology and production from Western companies. For years, the IAM has sounded the alarm about giving away our jobs and leading-edge technology to other

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iMail , News July 15, 2010

IAM Calls for National Manufacturing Strategy

IAM Director of Trade and Globalization, Owen Herrnstadt, renewed the IAM’s call for a national manufacturing strategy this week before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. “U.S. manufacturing serves as the bedrock for our nation’s economy,” said Herrnstadt. “In spite the importance of manufacturing to our nation’s economy, the sector is in serious

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