American Jobs Alliance - 11/28/11

Guest: Dennis Black

Dennis Black, automotive engineer and chairperson of the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association discusses the dark side of the GM bailout - how the Obama administration stripped pension benefits from an entire class of employees while it used taxpayer money to save the pensions of politically connected employees.

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American Jobs Alliance - 11/21/11

Guest: Lawson Nickol

Lawson Nickol talks about the All American Clothing Company which manufactures jeans and a full line of clothing made in the USA with fabric grown and woven in the USA.  He talks about why he started the company and the government policies we need to have a prosperous economy. That's the second half of the program.

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American Jobs Alliance - 11/14/11

Guest: Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson is an independent candidate for US Congress in Colorado's 5th Congressional District.  He talks about how corporate globalization has gutted America's economy and even threatens our national security.

Michele Nash-Hoff of ElectroFab Sales represents high-tech companies and is the author of Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why it Should and How We Can. She discusses the secret of the Pentagon's $600 toilet seat, how counterfeit parts have found their way into sensitive military equipment, and why it's actually cheaper to manufacture in the US rather than overseas.

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American Jobs Alliance - 11/7/11

Mike Daisey is performing "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" to packed houses at the Public Theater and around the world.  He talks to American Jobs Alliance about the appalling conditions at the factory in China that produces the majority of all electronics products in the world, the complicity of Apple and other Western corporations, and consumers' willing denial.  Steve Rotman, President and owner of Ameritech Die and Mold is providing good paying skilled jobs making molds to manufacture plastic parts for everything from auto parts to toys. He talks about the impact of offshoring on this vital industry, and how he is training the next generation of skilled craftsmen and women.

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American Jobs Alliance - 10/31/11