U.S. Representative Mike Michaud holds his copy of "Where Are They Now?" Saturday in Brewer; please click above for an excellent teevee news story from Ch. 2 (Flash video)
Please click below to download the report: Where Are They Now?
PDF, about 1.5 MB
The report "tells the stories of 107 workers who lost jobs over this eight-year period, 96 of whom worked in the wood products industry. These workers have three major experiences in common: life working in a union in Maine, the devastation of a layoff, and the challenges of working non-union and not always receiving a fair wage. Together, their stories reveal much about jobs, about our government policies, and about who benefits and who is hurt by our economy at the personal, community, and macroeconomic levels." (from p. 7)
Mike Michaud also made a little news (not mentioned in the teevee story) when he said his opinion was that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) could not pass in the U.S. Senate this year, as currently written. Also, and I'm paraphrasing, Mike does not feel like President Obama will spend any "political capital" to help EFCA pass. But Mike will be in a meeting with the President early next week. We urged him to press Obama on the issue.
Posted by The Owl at 19:46. Filed under: Labor and business
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