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Job Growth Shows Obama’s Economic Policies Working
UFCW Local 400 President Tom McNutt today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Report that the economy gained 243,000 jobs and unemployment fell to 8.3 percent in January: “The latest report provides further … Continue reading
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Join Congresswoman Donna Edwards This Saturday! Financial Fresh Start for 2012
All UFCW Local 400 Members are welcome to join Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) as she presents… Financial Fresh Start for 2012: “Prepare for your overall financial health and success” Financial Literacy Foreclosure Prevention & On-site Assistance Mortgage Financing Options THIS … Continue reading
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‘There’s a Difference Between Job Creators and Wealth Accumulators’
West Virginia AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer, Larry Matheney, wrote an Op-Ed for the Charleston Gazette. He described how the debt ceiling increase was an unnecessary crisis that working families didn’t need. He said that workers need a plan; a plan that creates … Continue reading
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A Dramatic Shift in the Workforce
An eye-opening article offers a look at the new scope of the work force as more immigrants become highly skilled to compete in this tough job market. As stated in this article by The Washington Post, Brookings Institute found that … Continue reading
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Economic recovery different from the last?
Summary of this article by op-ed columnist Harold Meyerson from The Washington Post: This economic recovery is different than any of it’s predecessors simply because at this point in time almost the entire private-sector workforce is non-union. That’s a whopping … Continue reading
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Check the Label–Is is made in America?
Have you ever thought about what products in your everyday life were actually made in America? Buying American made products helps preserve jobs and keeps America working. This week World News with Diane Sawyer visits the Usry family to investigate … Continue reading
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During Economic Crisis, A Union Helps Save Your Job
January 28, 2009 My Union: UFCW The Washington Post (complete article) reports that for the first time in the 25 years it’s been measured, union membership has shown a statistically significant increase. They report that in 2008: union members represented 12.4 … Continue reading
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Scholars Call Employee Free Choice Act Vital to Economic Recovery
January 25, 2009 Examiner.com By: Ron Moore In an open letter to the new president titled: What Obama Must Do, in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning Princeton economist endorses the Employee Free Choice Act … Continue reading
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Employee Free Choice Act Would End Recession
From the UFCW Local 400 Union Leader (2009)–All the signs are there—the economy is headed into a recession. The burst in the housing bubble, the sub-prime mortgage disaster and spate of foreclosures that followed have combined with an ever-expanding credit … Continue reading
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Unions on the Rise
Next time you see a fellow union member, take a second to high-five and celebrate the largest growth in membership in 28 years. Union membership in the United States increased to 15.7 million in 2007 – an increase of 311,000 members … Continue reading
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