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September 3, 2008 – The average American worker is worse off now than they were when the recession ended in 2001, according to The Economic Policy Institute’s The State of Working America 2008/2009 (http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/excerpt.html). The report finds despite growth in productivity, there has been weak job growth and stagnant or falling household income. There has
Read moreAugust 12, 2008 – Alarm bells are going off over recent Pentagon statements that it will give “extra credit” to the refueling tanker that carries more fuel. Such an emphasis in the new round of bidding would be a shift from the original criteria and would heavily favor the Airbus 330-200 aircraft over the Boeing
Read moreAugust 7, 2008 – The U.S. lost another 51,000 jobs last month, marking the seventh straight month of job loss and pushing the number of jobs lost this year to 463,000. The unemployment rate jumped from 5.5 to 5.7 percent, its highest level in four years, according to the Labor Department’s employment report. The manufacturing
Read moreJuly 1, 2008 – For nearly a decade, the bargaining committee of Franklin Local 2135 in Washington, D.C., struggled to overcome federal bargaining restrictions and secure better wages for the 37 members employed as machinists at the Government Printing Office (GPO). On June 5, 2008, after a prolonged standoff at the bargaining table, the union
Read moreApril 7, 2008 The Honorable Ike Skelton Chairman, House Armed Services Committee 2120 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee 228 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairmen: The undersigned unions are profoundly grateful for your leadership in the fight against the Bush Administration’s
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