All 60 articles by Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Has the GOP Been Watching Too Much Downton Abbey?
A hereditary aristocracy is not the American way.
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The Gumby Act: The Republican Plan to Bend Workers Into Pretzels
The GOP wants to force 'flexibility' on employees, not bosses.
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West Blast Obliterates Safety Lie
The West, Texas disaster proves lax regulations endanger both workers and communities.
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Margaret Thatcher’s Ghost
The Iron Lady is being laid to rest, but her policies haunt the White House.
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Bait and Switch, CEO-Style
CEOs blame the poor for the nation's financial woes, then laugh all the way to the Caymans.
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The GOP’s Big Yellow Taxi Syndrome
Now that sequester cuts have kicked in, Republicans are realizing they've paved paradise.
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Can You Trust Big Banks With Your Money?
The lesson from Cyprus: Your hard-earned savings can vanish in the vault.
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Paul Ryan Disses ‘The Help’ Again
Rep. Paul Ryan takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
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Too Big to Jail
Switzerland and the European Union have reined in bankers. So why can't the U.S.?
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The Invisible Fist
The GOP respects the hand of the market, but disrespects those who work for it.
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7 Ways Sequestration Will Sock the Middle Class
Once again, the GOP strips funds from the neediest to pad their own wallets.
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The State of the Unions
With labor under full-scale attack, President Obama must speak up.
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Immigration Reform Prevents Employer Abuse
America must hold employers accountable for baiting immigrants, then exploiting them.
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Read My Lips: Yes, New Taxes
The EU has passed a financial transaction tax. What's America waiting for?
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What Wal-Mart and Lance Armstrong Have in Common
After scandals, Armstrong and Wal-Mart seek redemption without remorse.
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Uncertainty? Just Ask The Middle Class
America's trade relationship with China costs us millions of manufacturing jobs.
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GOP Uses Government to Hurt, Not Help
Republicans are stingy when it comes to disaster relief, but spend big to fund discrimination.
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Happy Holidays! GOP Delivers Uncertainty to Middle Class
Republican union-busting doesn't protect workers' rights.
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Dethrone ‘Filibuster King’ Mitch McConnell
The fight is on to fix the minority's silent domination of the Senate.
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How To Make Money Off the U.S. Debt (If Your Name Is Simpson or Bowles)
For $40,000, the failed commission leaders will tell you we should funnel middle-class retirement funds to rich CEOs.
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Party of Entitled Rich Threatens Economy
The fiscal cliff showdown exposes the GOP's stubborn favoritism toward the wealthiest Americans.
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Wake Up, Boehner. Morning Bells Are Ringing: The Dems Won
John Boehner's and Mitch McConnell's party lost Tuesday, but they are still committed to defying the people.
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Romney Willing to Win Without Honor
Could voters elect a president that lacks integrity?
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Will Romney Really Create 12 Million Jobs? Ask Sensata Workers
Bain Capital's outsourcing of 170 jobs at Sensata Technologies indicates Romney's true opinion of American workers.
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Dear Mitt: The Emergency Room Is Not a Healthcare Plan
People don't die from lack of health insurance, Romney claims.
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Republicans Reject Unions ... But Respect Union Refs?
Unbelievably, Republicans gave NFL union referees a little respect. Too bad it doesn't extend to other unions.
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Romney Loves American Cars; Obama Loves American Car Workers
While Romney was busy buying fancy cars, Obama was ensuring American cars are made in America by Americans.
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Romney, Ryan, GOP Demand Obama Stop Strengthening Welfare-to-Work
Republicans flip-flop on welfare-to-work, challenging efforts by Obama to help states find jobs for welfare recipients.
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The Rich Really Are Different
Silver-spooners like Romney and Ryan have never experienced real fiscal insecurity--and their policies reflect it
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Titanic Tax Shirking by Those in First Class
This article was originally published at the USW blog. President Obama’s 2011 income tax documents showed on...
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Emblematic of 1 Percenters, Cooper Tire Punk’d Workers
Four years ago, Cooper Tire told its workers they’d have to sacrifice to save the company....
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The Antidote for Stupidity of Shipping Tax-Dollar-Financed Jobs Overseas
Amid prolonged, painfully high unemployment, ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer for the past year tirelessly advocated a simple...
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Giving Thanks for the Occupation, Election, Demonstrations
This week’s holiday mandates giving thanks. For many Americans, that is complicated by the harsh years since 2008....
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The Week of Walking Backwards
As the Occupy Wall Street movement spread across the nation this month, politicians in D.C. flipped the...
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Seeking a Trade Rule Enforcer
America is being played. The U.S. allowed China to join the club of trading partners in the...
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This Labor Day, Build Esprit de Corps for Action
Celebrate Labor Day. Really, celebrate. It’s important. Wear a t-shirt announcing to the world the name of...
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Colombia FTA: Rewarding Promises Instead of Performance
Tragically, the government of Colombia exhibits the behavior of an addict. And, just as regrettably, the United States...
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GOP Attacks on Labor Are an Attack on Women
International Women's Day, the centennial of which is commemorated this week, makes this obvious. Not like Valentine&rsquo...
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Time to Wield the Foreign Policy Stick
America plays the role of abused partner in its relationship with China. Although the Asian giant repeatedly injures...
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Oligarchy
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’rywhere you go; Take a look...
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Mourning in America: Death of the Middle Class
The deficit commission report outline issued last week is another Saturday night special pressed to the temple of...
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The Voters’ Message: Manufacture a Solution
No doubt voters sent a message last Tuesday. Deciphering it correctly is crucial. Republican cryptographers interpreted the election...
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Assert Yourself, America; Don’t Be an Illegal Trade Victim
Long-suffering victim is hardly the American image. Paul Revere, Mother Jones, John Glenn, Martin Luther King Jr. ...
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What’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs
Red, as in furiously red, defined the day last fall when a consortium of companies announced it wanted $450...
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For the Strength of Rosie the Riveter, Make It in America
Rosie the Riveter defiantly rolls up her blue work shirt to show off a brawny bicep. She’s...
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America Is No Number 2: We Must Stop Chinese Currency Manipulation
For 110 years America has reigned as the world’s number one manufacturing nation. Next year, China is...
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Trading Lives for Safety Awards
BP, Massey Energy and Tesoro all have hauled out plaques celebrating safety achievements to deflect allegations of corporate...
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More Regulation Is the Solution, Not the Problem
The governors of the Gulf Coast states, all Republicans, asked the federal government for help dealing with the...
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In Trade, Too Often, the Victim is Blamed
A screwy thing happened after the United Steelworkers and eight domestic steel producers won their trade case late...
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The Gift America Needs Most: Manufacturing
In Columbus Ohio, a 5-year-old girl jumped onto Santa’s lap last month and asked if he...
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