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Turn America Around Rally - Buy American Now CARAVAN!!!

  Ravenswood, WV, March 4 - More than 200 gathered at USW Local 5668 Union Hall Wednesday morning and traveled to WV State Capitol in Charleston to tell state government leader to BUY AMERICAN.

  Below are links to local news stories about the CARAVAN:

Workers Want Money Spent Here
Hundreds Rally to Urge Consumers to "Buy American"
Local steelworkers attend rally in Charleston

House passes pro-American resolution
Crowd, leaders' cry at rally is 'Buy American'

 

Something To Think About

Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).

After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) filled it with GAS (from Saudi Arabia Oil ) and continued his search for a good paying job.

At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his Computer (Made In Malaysia), Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE ) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can’t find a good paying job in AMERICA.


    In the Sunday, February 22, 2009 edition of Parade Magazine there was an article entitled "Does America Still Need Labor Unions".  The magazine is doing a survey, please vote in this poll,, and then tell others.

PARADE Magazine | Does America Still Need Labor Unions?

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