John Rummel
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Opinion
A report from the health care wars
September 12, 2009Doors were scheduled to open at 6:00 and though I arrived by 4:15, 300 people were already in line. A certain tension was in the air, as Rep. Gary Peters, a first-term Democrat in Michigan’s 9th...
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Labor
Labor-backed candidates surge in Detroit
August 7, 2009DETROIT — Labor-endorsed candidates fared well in Tuesday's primary elections here. Seven of the top eight City Council candidates had the endorsement of the Detroit Metro AFL-CIO.
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Labor
Biden brings green car funding to Motor City
August 6, 2009DETROIT — With an official unemployment rate of 17%, what better place than the Motor City for Vice President Joe Biden to announce grants of over $2.4 billion to auto companies and suppliers to research and...
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Labor
Unemployment in Detroit reaches 17%, autoworkers send Obama letter on high-speed rail and jobs
July 31, 2009DETROIT -- The shocking news this week is Detroit’s official unemployment rate is now 17%. Unless action is taken to re-open closed auto plants and prevent others from closing, the number will surely go higher.
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Labor
Retraining for what? Auto ripple effect hits hospitals … and jobs
June 16, 2009DETROIT — “Hospitals brace for next hit” ran the headline in last week’s Detroit Free Press. The article cites soaring patient debt and free care for the uninsured as reasons for hospitals losing money.
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U.S.
In hard-times Flint, free clinic sets example for universal health care
June 2, 2009FLINT, Mich. — “It’s a sad story,” said Dr. Rima Kudish, as she talked about the devastating effect the economic crisis is having on residents of this city and the surrounding county. Kudish is executive director...
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Labor
UAW Ford local honors Hunger March veteran Dave Moore
May 21, 2009LIVONIA, Mich. — People said it was one of the largest turnouts ever, but that’s not surprising when Dave Moore is the person being honored. Moore, a veteran of the Ford Hunger March who later helped...
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Labor
Memo to Obamas auto task force: build mass transit
March 7, 2009DETROIT — As the situation for autoworkers and all American workers continues to decline, stopping the hemorrhaging loss of jobs is clearly a top priority. So here’s a suggestion for President Obama’s auto task force: include...
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