Saturday, February 18, 2012

"Manufacturers Are Hiring"

You neglected to mention, Mr. President, that Boeing is building the Dreamliner in a union plant in Washington state only because the National Labor Relations Board put the kibosh on Boeing's plan to transfer the work to a non-union, low-pay, no-benefits plant in South Carolina.

It's not about just increasing manufacturing jobs; it's about preventing corporations from taking advantage of desperate workers to slash pay and benefits to third-world levels.



Full transcript here.

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