Leo Gerard is international president of the United Steelworkers Union, part of the AFL-CIO. The son of a union miner; Gerard started working at a nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ontario, at age 18, and rose through the union’s ranks to be appointed the seventh international president Feb. 28, 2001. For more information about Gerard, visit usw.org.
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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
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Emblematic of 1 Percenters, Cooper Tire Punk’d Workers
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The Antidote for Stupidity of Shipping Tax-Dollar-Financed Jobs Overseas
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Giving Thanks for the Occupation, Election, Demonstrations
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The Week of Walking Backwards
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Seeking a Trade Rule Enforcer
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This Labor Day, Build Esprit de Corps for Action
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Colombia FTA: Rewarding Promises Instead of Performance
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GOP Attacks on Labor Are an Attack on Women
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Time to Wield the Foreign Policy Stick
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Oligarchy
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Mourning in America: Death of the Middle Class
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The Voters’ Message: Manufacture a Solution
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Assert Yourself, America; Don’t Be an Illegal Trade Victim
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What’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs
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For the Strength of Rosie the Riveter, Make It in America
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America Is No Number 2: We Must Stop Chinese Currency Manipulation
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Trading Lives for Safety Awards
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More Regulation Is the Solution, Not the Problem
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In Trade, Too Often, the Victim is Blamed
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