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February 21, 2007 – Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) has introduced the Buy American Improvement Act, legislation that would strengthen the Buy American Act of 1933. The Buy American Act requires the federal government to buy American-made goods whenever possible. However, the current law is full of loopholes that give agencies broad discretion to waive the
Read moreFebruary 9, 2007 – Despite the Bush administration’s claims of a robust economy, manufacturing jobs are continuing their rapid decline. According to data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), manufacturing employment declined by 16,000 in January and by 110,000 over the last 12 months. January marks the seventh month in a
Read moreFebruary 1, 2007 – Nestled among the wooded Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia’s far south-west, Galax is a town of bluegrass music, barbecue and hardscrabble living. It is home to an annual fiddlers’ convention and, less happily, a huddle of textile and furniture factories. Over the past few years, globalisation has hit hard. Read the
Read moreJanuary 26, 2007 - United States trade unions have joined forces with their Malaysian counterparts to strongly oppose ongoing negotiations toward a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) until workers’ concerns from both countries are addressed. American unionists argue they are not just concerned about job losses in the United States. “It is not just northern
Read moreJanuary 11, 2007 – Senate Democrats will host a manufacturing summit in Washington this spring, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, said today, as part of a Democratic push to create a “level playing field” for American companies competing globally. “We don’t stand up for our own businesses,” Stabenow said of what she characterized as weak
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