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Wearing White

hayley85 wrote 3 months ago: February 11th Holiday WHITE SHIRT DAY Today’s holiday marks the 75th anniversary of the Flint … more →

Tags: daily celebrations, Holiday, Flint, Michigan, white shirt day, uaw, Metro Detroit, Sit-Down Strike

Plant, union officials say layoff doesn’t mean Leeds will be closed

Rod_Perlmutter wrote 3 months ago: Plant, union officials say layoff doesn’t mean Leeds will be closed The Kansas City Times By Rod Per … more →

Tags: Journalism, The Kansas City Times, uaw, GM Leeds, Harley Shaiken, Leeds assembly plant, business reporting, General Motors

Bain vs. Detroit

tenthltr2u wrote 4 months ago: Mitt Romney is trying to say that President Obama’s successful auto recovery is just like what … more →

Tags: News and politics, Conservative Politics, President Obama, Republicans, Barack Obama, Politics & News, Republican Party, Elections 2012, auto bailout

UAW and Big 3 still fear rank and file

franklindmitryev wrote 5 months ago: From the November-December 2011 issue of News & Letters: UAW and Big 3 still fear rank and file … more →

Tags: marxist humanism, Labor, workers, Unemployment, capitalism, Economic Crisis, Andy Phillips, united auto workers, Bob King

Reich: “Pay workers more than they’re worth” … say, what?

Ken Homa wrote 5 months ago: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich thinks so … Reich is a smart economist, so I can’t imagine he … more →

Tags: Labor Economics, reich, marginal productivity of labor

Flint GM Plant Workers To Ratify UAW Contract1 comment

asaunders wrote 8 months ago: FLINT (WWJ/AP) – Auto workers at GM’s Flint plant have voted  to ratify the car maker … more →

Tags: News, Local, Auto, contract talks, GM, uaw, Ratify Contract

Two tier wage systems: Portent of deflation?

Frederick Pilot wrote 8 months ago: As a Los Angeles Times story this past spring suggests, wage deflation has thus far been limited to … more →

Tags: wage deflation, two-tier wage systems

Big Boss and the Working Man--Unions in the US

witnwhimzy wrote 1 year ago: The big story of the week is unions.   Most people have strong opinions about organized labor unions … more →

Tags: America- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Marietta, Ohio, marietta ohio, marietta times, Connie Schultz, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Unions, Labor Unions

AJ's Cafe Assembly Line Concert II

Katherine Dallas Hammond wrote 1 year ago: In 2010, AJ’s cafe in Ferndale Michigan tried to beat their Guinness World record for the long … more →

Tags: Social, Video, Video Production, Small Business, Fafoutee, Video 2, Detroit, Assembly Line Concert II, A.J.'s Cafe

Positive Signs of Economic Recovery - "Chrysler and GM Show Signs of Life"1 comment

tenthltr2u wrote 1 year ago: During the mid-term election there was a lot of rhetoric from folks from the right. A lot of it was … more →

Tags: Thought for the day, News and politics, Economy, Tea Party, Tom Krisher, economic stimulus, Chyysler, General Motors, President Obama

GM Bringing Back 1,200 Autoworkers At Lordstown plant

roneam1490were wrote 2 years ago: LORDSTOWN, Ohio — General Motors’ decision to restart a third shift at its Lordstown com … more →

Tags: CLE, GM, Jobs

Detroit In Ruins - The result of liberal politics in America

crossroad wrote 2 years ago: We have liberals taking over this country right now. Detroit Michigan gives us a clear picture of th … more →

Tags: Government, World system, Debt, Morality, stimulus, america, Freedom, Oppression!, Founding Fathers

Autoworkers and the New Green Economy

Marianne Eppig wrote 2 years ago: The following video series is an interview by theRealNews.com called “Autoworkers ‘Chall … more →

Tags: rust belt, sustainability, Economic Development, green economy, Industry, Detroit, green jobs, Green Collar Jobs, Infinia

How Many Chinese Does It Take To Build a Hummer?

Frank Wood wrote 2 years ago: Apparently all of them… General Motors Corp. has a tentative agreement to sell its Hummer brand to S … more →

Tags: Bailout, Auto Industry, american jobs, GM, AUTO-PRODUCTION, Chinese

Autoworkers, The Queen Snubbed and North Korea

ohcrazytom wrote 2 years ago: So GM is about to declare bankruptcy A shame that a icon of American industry must fall by the waysi … more →

Tags: GM, Unions, Elizabeth II, North Korea, Kim Jong-Il, Globalization, D-day

Harkin Optimistic for ‘Card Check’ Bill’ - Specter "softening"5 comments

dirtyrottenscoundrels wrote 3 years ago: This is what an ailing economy doesn’t need. This is a freight train ready to derail at top sp … more →

Tags: current, stupid socialist programs, stupid liberal programs, Honesty in Politics, Lobbyists, campaign promises, Economics, Lying Liberal Media, Freedom of Speech

Eminem Giving Free Shows For Autoworkers1 comment

VERSE wrote 3 years ago: Detroit’s own Eminem is stepping up to the plate to entertain laid-off Detroit area autoworker … more →

Tags: Music, Eminem, Relapse, Jimmy Kimmel

Eminem Giving Free Shows For Autoworkers || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, Sports and More

Joanne wrote 3 years ago: Eminem Giving Free Shows For Autoworkers || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, Sp … more →

Tags: jay leno, Eminem

Auto Retirees: How Could Bankruptcy Impact Pensions?

rustwire wrote 3 years ago: With a major auto bankruptcy looking more and more likely every day, I wanted to share this article … more →

Tags: U.S. auto industry, bankruptcy


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