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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...

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We 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...

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American 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....

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Q&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...

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What’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...

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On 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....

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China 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...

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ExxonMobil, 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...

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The 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...

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Don’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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