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November 8, 2005 – The U.S. and China signed a three-year deal on Tuesday aimed at limiting the surge of clothing and textile imports from China. However, the agreement offers only minimal protection to U.S. clothing manufacturers through 2008 and does nothing to restore the thousands of jobs that have already been lost as a
Read moreNovember 4, 2005 – After meeting for the fifth time since August, U.S. and Chinese trade representatives failed once again to reach a broad agreement that would limit textile imports from China. The Bush administration did report progress in the talks, but failed to provide any details regarding an agreement or future meetings. Since global
Read moreIn response to working families and their unions, as well as community and religious groups and some members of Congress, President George W. Bush on Oct. 26 rescinded his executive order that allowed contractors to pay substandard wages to construction workers rebuilding Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The order, which suspended
Read moreFaced with massive public outrage, President George W. Bush is restoring wages he cut for the construction workers who will rebuild the hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast. Right after Hurricane Katrina hit, President Bush signed an executive order allowing federal contractors to pay substandard wages to construction workers who will rebuild the Gulf Coast—workers who already had
Read moreNearly a thousand IAM union activists from all over the US and Canada gathered in Chicago on October 5th for the start of a three day, first ever, Organizing Summit. The agenda for this historic event was a bit of a change from usual conferences. It was filled with hands on, interactive meetings, workshops and
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