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Final Blow to US Manufacturing: Last Terry Plant Shuts Down

The closure of the last remaining terry plant in the United States marks a significant milestone in the decline of domestic manufacturing. This development serves as a somber reminder of the uphill battle faced by American producers in the…

Economy, Education, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing

How The Decline of Manufacturing Is Undermining American Marriages

President Donald Trump, like many politicians before him, has an obsession with boosting the American manufacturing sector – a part of the job market that has largely been on the decline since the 1980s. That obsession endures among many voters,…

The Power of small factories, , Small Factories Emerge as a Weapon in the Fight Against Poverty

Domestic Sourcing, Factory Closings, Jobs, Made in USA, Middles Class

The Power of a Small Factory: Emerging Weapons in Fight Against Poverty

BALTIMORE — James Branch’s life seemed destined to follow a familiar arc in the streets that surround the Marlin Steel factory, where he bends metal from sunrise until near dark. He fathered a child while in high school, dropped out,…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Carrier Gets Tax Breaks, But Still Sending 1,300 Jobs To Mexico

Indiana state officials have agreed to give United Technologies Corp. $7 million worth of tax breaks to encourage the company to keep at least 1,069 jobs at its Carrier unit in Indianapolis, Carrier and the state said on Thursday. President-elect…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Politics, Production

Trump Supporters Anxious For Jobs To Come Back To USA

By the time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years this month, Paul Roell was already asleep. He did not stay up to see Barack Obama win the presidency in 2008, or watch in 2000 as the margin of votes separating…

End of an era: Chicago's last Oreo line shut down Friday

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production

Oreo Cookies End of an era: Chicago’s last Oreo line has shut down

The final Chicago-made Oreo cookies rolled off the line Friday, ending the iconic cookie's decadeslong run of delighting hometown consumers and providing good-paying union jobs on the Southwest Side. The Chicago plant will continue to make…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Carrier Workers See Costs, Not Benefits, of Global Trade

INDIANAPOLIS — The fuzzy video, shot by a worker on the floor of a Carrier factory here in the American heartland last month, captured the raging national debate over trade and the future of the working class in 3 minutes 32 seconds. “This…

Consumer Products, Economy, Factory Closings, Food Products, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Nabisco Workers Continue Fight to Preserve Local Jobs

A beige apartment building at 73rd and Kedzie is ground zero of the Nabisco workers fight to keep their jobs. They’ve set up this empty apartment with a long table for meetings and keeping colleagues in the loop. From the front window,…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Public Policy

House votes to penalize corporations leaving Indiana for Mexico

The Indiana House approved an amendment to Senate Bill 308 on Tuesday that penalizes companies like Carrier Corp., which is moving 1,400 Hoosier jobs to Mexico. The amendment, sponsored by state Rep. Karlee Macer, D-Indianapolis, places sanctions…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Outsourcing

Carrier: Anger, Resignation as Massive Pay Gap Prompts Mexico Move

Carrier - Union leaders at an air conditioner factory in Indianapolis threatened with losing 1,400 jobs to Mexico said on Tuesday the plant's owner expects to pay Mexican workers $3 an hour compared to an average of more than $20 an hour for…