Russ McBee

President Bush signed the Colombia Free Trade Agreement yesterday and sent it to Congress for consideration, over the objections of practically anyone with a conscience: President Bush’s decision to send the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to Congress over the strong objections of the leadership of both the House and the Senate ''shows ...

Democratic candidates for the Presidency would do well to pay attention to the fundamental, structural issues facing the American workforce, issues which have so far been given short shrift by most of the candidates. First, the quality of the workplace: It would be positively revelatory to hear a presidential candidate truly speak to the ...

This is outrageous: Child workers [in India], some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for Gap Kids, one of the most successful arms of the high street giant. [...] The Observer discovered the children in a filthy sweatshop working on piles of ...

Oh my Lord. Chrysler plans to start importing Chinese cars into the US: Chrysler Group signed a deal Wednesday with China’s biggest automaker, Chery, to launch a low-cost production venture that could export the first Chinese-made cars to the United States. The first cars will reach Latin America or Eastern Europe within a year and ...

Construction workers in Florence, Arizona were physically assaulted by the company they work for, while protesting the company's labor practices. Reminiscent of 1960s footage of civil rights marchers assaulted with fire hoses, the Pulte Homes construction workers were attacked by a water truck which clearly bore the Pulte company logo on its ...

Not surprisingly, Bush is waving his veto pen at anything even remotely supporting American workers: Five of the 24 veto threats President Bush has issued since Democrats took control of Congress target bills with provisions that benefit unions and their members. Measures passed by either the House or Senate making it easier for unions to ...

Since 2001, unfettered trade with China has directly resulted in the loss of 1.8 million US jobs, and they won't be coming back: Contrary to the predictions of its supporters, China's entry into the WTO has failed to reduce its trade surplus with the United States or increase overall U.S. employment, according to the report, ''Costly Trade with ...

In most of the world, May 1 is celebrated as Labor Day. To shed the day of its icky socialist origins, the US recognizes the ominously-named ''Loyalty Day'' instead, which frankly sounds a bit Maoist, if you ask me. Regardless of what they decide to call it, today brings certain facts to mind: Union membership in the United States has been ...