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On The Local: Jobs Are Top Priority |
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Jobs are the nation’s number one priority.
The nation has lost an estimated 8 million jobs over the past couple years. Today, one in every 10 Americans is out of work; and in the construction field that number is even higher. Some people have been out of work for more than a year. How did we get into this mess and how are we going to get out of it?
There is almost unanimous agreement among experts that the financial and banking industries derailed America’s strong economy and created this job crisis. Bankers and investors inflated the housing market and started throwing borrowed money at risky, complex financial derivatives that most of them didn’t even understand.
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The President’s Report: Job Ready |
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 Along with Business Manager Tim Foley, I join in applauding President Obama’s focus on the need for jobs in his State of the Union address. The President’s proposed budget makes it very clear that the nation’s workers will not be left behind as the government continues to pull the country out of the worst recession in nearly eighty years.
There are positive signs on the horizon. Recently we saw one small example of a bump in local manufacturing with the revamping of the Ford plant on the city’s South side to begin production of a new version of a popular SUV, a move that will add 1,200 union jobs this year.
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The State of the Manufacturing Sector |
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The manufacturing sector is an important part of the multifaceted make-up of IBEW Local 134 with more than 2,300 local members represented. Now more than ever, it is important to maintain and strengthen a strong base of unionized American workers in the manufacturing field. We have two business agents, Joe Smyder and Luis Tovar, assigned to the task. The following is their year-end report.
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IBEW-NECA Technical Institute |
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Graduation Dinner Dance, January 9, 2010, Grand Ballroom, Navy Pier
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Unions? Who needs them?
On January 20, 2010, Erroll G. Southers withdrew his name as the administration’s nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration, citing claims that his nomination had become too “politicized.” He was certainly right about that. Since September, Senator Jim DeMint, Republication of South Carolina, had blocked Southers’ confirmation for fear that, as President Obama’s nominee, Southers would be amenable to TSA airport screeners becoming unionized. Mr. Southers is a former F.B.I. agent and police detective; he also studied Israel’s counter terrorism program at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Israeli Defense. With these credentials, Mr. Southers was more than qualified for the job.
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Local 134 Recent Retirees |
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Thank you, brothers and sisters, for your loyalty and support. We all join in wishing you and your families both health and happiness in the years ahead.
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The officers and staff of IBEW Local 134 extend our prayers and condolences to the families and friends of our recently deceased members.
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Business Manager Tim Foley Defends members |
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