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Decades of struggle by workers and their unions have resulted in significant improvements in working conditions. But the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths remains enormous. It is one of the original reasons for union organizing since unions came to existance in the United States. Each year more than 60,000 workers die from
Read moreMarch 15, 2006 – Senators Charles Schumer(D-NY) and Linsey Graham(R-SC) have announced they will visit China next week in order to determine whether or not to bring their bi-partisan legislation to a vote by March 31. Schumer and Graham’s bill would apply a 27.5 percent tariff on Chinese imports unless the Chinese government allows their
Read more“Trade Deficits and Manufacturing Job Loss: Correlation and Causality”, a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, reaffirms that there is a strong correlation between the U.S.’s skyrocketing trade deficit and manufacturing job loss. The rising trade deficit accounted for over a fifth of the job loss in manufacturing between 2000 and 2003, according to
Read moreMarch 14, 2006 – Thanks to workers earning less than $200 a month and their talent at copying older Western designs, China has positioned themselves as the fastest-growing car market in the world. A recent New York Times article looks at the decision of many of the world’s top car companies decision to introduce their best technology
Read moreMarch 10, 2006 – The United State’s trade gap with China swelled 10 percent to a record $17.9 billion in January, increasing economic tensions regarding China’s currency manipulation and unfair trade practices. “Members of Congress, on a bipartisan basis, are expressing serious concerns that China’s national currency is undervalued and causing harm to the U.S.
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