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February 10, 2006 – China has announced they are going to accelerate the pace of research on 16 specific technologies – for both civilian and militaryuses. China’s rapidly expanding military might is of prime concern for the U.S. (Read “China’s Commercial and Military Integration” from the Summer 2005 IAM Journal.) Read the entirearticle from China Daily.
Read moreFebruary 10, 2006 – A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research says the U.S.’s unemployment rate could be as much as 1.4 percentage points higher than government statistics show. This translates into a 6.1 percent unemployment rate and 3 million fewer people working than government numbers indicate. The report says the
Read moreFebruary 9, 2006 – With the U.S. trade deficit expected to hit roughly $725 billion in 2005, House Democrats are calling for the creation of a “Congressional Trade Enforcer” to ensure the United States prosecutes any country that cheats on their trade obligations. The House Democrats made a point to emphasize the impact the U.S.’s
Read moreThe Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports union membership numbers are on the rise. According to January 20th figures, there has been a significant increase of 213-thousand union members in the past year while union density remained steady at 12.5 percent. Those numbers reverse a trend of decline in recent years as good union jobs
Read moreA new Action Alert to speak out regarding U.S.-based air carriers and the decision to make up for failed business plans and ineffective management by eliminating high-quality jobs and outsourcing work to low wage workers abroad has been posted. Send your elected representatives a message telling them to support good-paying, U.S. -based jobs where workers
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