Category: America Wants to Work

Congress Set to Consider “Make it in America” Bills

Posted by BCTGM - July 10, 2012 - America Wants to Work, Jobs, Labor News, Legislative News

AFL-CIO If anyone thinks U.S. manufacturing isn’t relevant to our lives today, they should consider this report from the Alliance for American Manufacturers pointing to the battle against raging wildfires in the western states: The Associated Press is reporting that the sole U.S. manufacturer of a device to spray airborne fire retardant is no longer in business. [...]

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Bring Jobs Home | America Wants to WORK

Posted by BCTGM - June 19, 2012 - Activism, America Wants to Work, Corporate Greed, Jobs BringJobsHome

The United States has lost more manufacturing jobs over the previous decade than during the Great Depression. A decade of record trade deficits, the closure of more than 50,000 manufacturing facilities, the loss of nearly six million manufacturing jobs, and chronic trade deficits are troubling signs of the nation’s diminished industrial and innovative capability. The [...]

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Infographic: Bring Jobs Home

Posted by BCTGM - June 18, 2012 - America Wants to Work, Jobs

Check out this great infographic from the AFL-CIO, and be sure to text JOBS to 235246 to receive updates on how to BRING JOBS HOME! SHARE THIS: Tell a friend page: http://bit.ly/KYaSUt Share on Twitter: http://bit.ly/M68qjh Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/Kw2Bfm  

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