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		<title>How, Exactly, Does Trade Bring Prosperity?</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2012/01/13/how-exactly-does-trade-bring-prosperity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2012/01/13/how-exactly-does-trade-bring-prosperity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cengel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrialization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work for a labor union in the aerospace industry. We are 100% in favor of trade. We make products the rest of the world wants to buy. With increased trade we expect more prosperity. Instead, we see the American economy de-industrializing and job security at historic lows. So, what&#8217;s going wrong? Figure 1. US [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness in Global Trade</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/12/28/u-s-manufacturing-competitiveness-in-global-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/12/28/u-s-manufacturing-competitiveness-in-global-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Jared Bernstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Regulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trade Manufacturing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of us ensconced in debates in support of U.S. manufacturing often hear opponents claiming that the over-regulated U.S. labor market and unionized heavy industry render us uncompetitive in global markets. That may sound convincing given competition from emerging markets, but there are lots of advanced economies with long records of positive net exports, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Reciprocal Market Access Act and IP Protection &#8211; Too Long Overdue!</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/12/27/the-reciprocal-market-access-act-and-ip-protection-too-long-overdue/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/12/27/the-reciprocal-market-access-act-and-ip-protection-too-long-overdue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressman Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congresswoman Slaughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Hagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=12781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;America&#8217;s trade policies often force domestic industries to compete on an unfair playing field with foreign competitors, and it&#8217;s costing us jobs. To help address this problem, we have introduced H.R. 1749, The Reciprocal Market Access Act.&#8221; Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) Congressman Walter B. Jones (R-NC) Right now, three fundamental premises underpin America&#8217;s overall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undervalued Yuan Hurts U.S. Manufacturers</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/11/03/undervalued-yuan-hurts-u-s-manufacturers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/11/03/undervalued-yuan-hurts-u-s-manufacturers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From Alliance for American Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency manipulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=11886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Excellent debate on CNBC featuring the Alliance for American Manufacturing&#8217;s Scott Paul about the currency manipulation bill.]]></description>
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		<title>China Currency Bill Moves Toward Senate Passage</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/10/07/china-currency-bill-moves-toward-senate-passage/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/10/07/china-currency-bill-moves-toward-senate-passage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From AFL-CIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency manipulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A bill to hold China accountable for its job-killing practice of currency manipulation passed its final procedural hurdle in the Senate this morning 62-38 and is expected to pass in final vote later today. The Republican-controlled House is holding up its version of the legislation, even though it passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Senate vote, a win for the middle class and a rebuke to China</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/10/03/in-senate-vote-a-win-for-the-middle-class-and-a-rebuke-to-china/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/10/03/in-senate-vote-a-win-for-the-middle-class-and-a-rebuke-to-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meyerson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAFTA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unfair trade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=11372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The news that our trade with China has been bad for the American middle class has finally reached the U.S. Senate. On Monday, the Senate will take up legislation that would impose tariffs on Chinese goods so long as China depresses the value of its currency. Despite the partisan polarization that grinds lawmaking to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Brown’s “Canary in a Bird Cage” on Morning Joe</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/29/senator-brown%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9ccanary-in-a-bird-cage%e2%80%9d-on-morning-joe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/29/senator-brown%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9ccanary-in-a-bird-cage%e2%80%9d-on-morning-joe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFL-CIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Sherrod Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=11333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) was on MSNBC’s Morning Joe where he talked about a bill he is introducing next week to deal with China currency. Brown states, “We continue to lose ground to China because they don&#8217;t play fair.” He also mentions the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Two Speeches in One</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/17/obamas-two-speeches-in-one/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/17/obamas-two-speeches-in-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFL-CIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency manipulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama’s address to Congress tonight was really two speeches in one. The first laid out his jobs plan—substantively, an attempt to forestall a double-dip recession. The second laid out a longer-term economic vision that promised, however vaguely, to restore American manufacturing. Politically, both plans are aimed at shoring up the president’s support within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican Union Leaders: Gov&#8217;t Repression, Company Unions Oppress Nation&#8217;s Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/15/mexican-union-leaders-govt-repression-company-unions-oppress-nations-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/15/mexican-union-leaders-govt-repression-company-unions-oppress-nations-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Allied Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFL-CIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leo W. Gerard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Mineros]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Napoleon Gomez Urrutia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vincente Fox]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=11096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (PAI) — Government repression, in aid of large companies and Mexican millionaires, and abetted by longtime “company unions,” oppresses the overwhelming majority of Mexican workers, three leaders of independent Mexican unions are telling U.S. lawmakers. And that repression harms U.S. workers, too. In a Sept. 13 Capitol Hill briefing led by the Steelworkers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fallacy of Post-Industrial Prosperity</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/10/the-fallacy-of-post-industrial-prosperity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2011/09/10/the-fallacy-of-post-industrial-prosperity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Montana</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meyerson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the lies that the American people have been told the past four decades, the biggest one may be this: We’ll all come out ahead in the shift from an industrial to a post-industrial society. Yes, we were counseled, there will be major dislocations, as there were during the transition from an agrarian to [...]]]></description>
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