Gone with the Wind: Blowing U.S. Tax Dollars Off Shore
Leo W. Gerard By Leo W. Gerard USW International President It turns out a Texas windmill farm developer’s request last month for nearly half a billion in stimulus funds to create 2,000...
View ArticleWe Want a Green Manufacturing Base. Will You Join Us?
Scott N. Paul By Scott Paul Executive Director of Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Today, April 22nd, marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. To mark the occasion, groups representing...
View ArticleAmerican Wind Turbines Sound Like Freedom
Leo W. Gerard By Leo W. Gerard USW International President The sound that American wind turbines produce as their giant, breeze-propelled blades whip around is a distinctive: Neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh....
View ArticleQ&A with Veteran Labor Organizer Stewart J. Acuff
Leo W. Gerard: Stewart, you talk about power in a book you’ve written with economist Dr. Richard A. Levins. You called the manual, “Getting America Back to Work.” What’s the relationship between...
View ArticleWhat’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs
Leo W. Gerard By Leo W. Gerard USW International President Red, as in furiously red, defined the day last fall when a consortium of companies announced it wanted $450 million in U.S. stimulus money to...
View ArticleOn Labor Day, Work to Save the Middle Class
Leo W. Gerard By Leo W. Gerard USW International President This Labor Day feels gloomy. It’s a celebration of work when there is not enough of it, a day off when too many desperately seek a day on....
View ArticleChina Needs to Stop Playing Dirty on Clean Energy
James P. Hoffa By James P. Hoffa General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Millions of traditional American jobs have moved to China, and now China is thwarting our efforts to create...
View ArticleExxonMobil, I think it’s Time for You to Make It on Your Own
Bill Scher By Bill Scher Executive editor of LiberalOasis.com Before ExxonMobil announced a 69% jump in their profits this week, the oil giant’s top lobbyist launched an attack on Democrats who have...
View ArticleThe GOP’s Mythical Jobs Agenda
By Adam Hersh Economist, Center for American Progress This is the House Republican’s idea of a “jobs agenda”? They must be joking. In fact, the policy platform outlined by House Majority Whip Kevin...
View ArticleDon’t Blow It!
By Michael Brune Executive Director, The Sierra ClubIt’s one week after the election, and I have some friendly advice for every Republican in Congress: Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and renew the...
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