by Dave Johnson | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Amazon has passed along the following response to Monday's post, "Amazon Wage Theft Case Comes Before The Supreme Court": I saw your story mentioning Amazon today. I wanted you to have our statement. We have a longstanding practice of not commenting on pending...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Picture this: You are supposedly "off work" but every day after the end of your shift you have to wait in a line for up to 25 minutes to get "checked" to see if you are stealing things. The Supreme Court is going to decide if you should be paid for your time. This is...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Trade
The public is finally "getting it" about these one-way trade agreements. They were sold to us as "job creators," but the record is the reverse. They have cost jobs and increased the trade deficit (which is a metric for jobs) in every instance. This is because these...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Trade
Another $40 billion leaked out of our economy in August, taking jobs, factories and living standards with it. The U.S. Commerce Department reported that America's monthly goods trade deficit in August was $40.1 billion, down from $40.3 billion (revised from $40.5...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Trade
October 3 is Manufacturing Day! "MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing is — and what it isn’t. By working together during and after...
