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Senator Hillary Clinton promised cheering steelworkers Friday that she would offer a labor-friendly White House and would promote manufacturing if elected president. “We are going to revitalize our manufacturing base,” said Clinton. “I don’t think we can be a great nation without a manufacturing base,” she said. “If we don’t keep making things, we’re not going
Read moreJuly 5, 2007 – For most, having a good job is the way to achieve the American dream. It’s how families gain not just wages, but also security. Unfortunately, today’s climate of depressed wages and outsourcing is leading many to give up on what was once in their grasp. Watch the video here.
Read moreJune 18, 2007 – The June 2007 Economic Snapshot from The Center For American Progress points to some troubling signs for job growth and the economy. Highlights from the snapshot include: • Job growth, which was already weak, is slowing. • Wage growth is lagging. • Employer-provided pensions and health insurance continue to decline. • Household debt is climbing. • The housing
Read moreJune 12, 2007 – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton distanced herself Saturday from the free-trade policies of her husband’s administration, telling a hall packed with about 700 labor union members she won’t support a free trade deal with Korea. Korea is too focused on keeping American cars out of its market, the Democratic presidential hopeful from
Read moreJune 11, 2007 – Union leaders, small business owners, corporate CEO’s…this is just a partial list of those who gathered to talk about America’s Manufacturing Sector and try to come up with ways to bring back this industry that once ruled the world. Watch the video here.
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