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Obama’s reelection campaign moves into high gear

Like all first-term presidents, Barack Obama has been running for reelection since the day he took office. But recent days have seen a flurry of activity, including the unleashing of Vice President Joe Biden.
Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney woos blue-collar voters in Ohio

Mitt Romney is locked in a tight GOP primary battle with Rick Santorum for Ohio, perhaps the biggest prize on Super Tuesday. On Monday he campaigned in blue-collar Youngstown.
Robert Reich
Manufacturing is back, but it's not the problem

The real issue isn’t whether and how we get manufacturing back. It’s how we get good jobs and good wages back. And they aren’t at all the same thing.
Keystone pipeline rejected over politics, say Republicans

Obama says he rejected the Keystone pipeline because mandated deadlines would not allow proper a fair review, but Republicans are accusing him of putting politics ahead of sound policy.
Lessons from Detroit Three's surprise comeback

Car and truck sales surged in November for General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. The reasons for their rebound from the gloom of 2009 provides lessons for other American industries.
Oakland braces for strike, marches. Can Occupy protesters close the port?

Oakland, Calif., is braced Wednesday for a general strike, called by Occupy Oakland. The city has seen some of the Occupy movement’s worst violence so far, but union participation in the strike may have a pacifying effect.
UAW agrees to contract with Ford: How much did the union give up?

UAW workers at Ford from across the US voted late Tuesday to accept a four-year contract with the automaker. The vote pitted today's labor costs against future union membership.
Ford workers edge closer to nationwide strike over labor deal

United Auto Worker members at a Ford plant in Chicago overwhelmingly rejected a proposed labor deal Thursday, leading union leadership to prepare for a strike. All UAW locals have until Tuesday to ratify the deal.
United Auto Workers, Chrysler tentatively agree on new deal

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative agreement with Chrysler on a new labor pact.
Congress finally gets it: Free trade is good for America

Despite negative public opinion about open trade, Congress is poised to approve delayed free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. The deals will help the US economy by increasing exports and supporting and creating tens of thousands of jobs.
Ford success: Time to share it with union workers?

Ford profited from smart moves by management. Now, will Ford reward its workers in contract talks?
UAW and GM strike a deal. Is that good news for Ford and Chrysler, too?

If the past is any indicator, the labor deal struck between the UAW and GM could be a template for Detroit's other automakers. The deal includes investment in six plants and 6,400 new jobs.
401(k) plan not on track? Look in the mirror.

401(k) plans increasingly come with advice. But few 401(k) investors take advantage of it.
Former US Sen. Charles Percy of Illinois was 'fervently moderate'

Former US Sen. Charles Percy of Illinois, who passed on Saturday, was a moderate Republican whose views put him at odds with conservatives including former President Richard Nixon.
Why contract talks between UAW and Chrysler came to a halt

Talks between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Chrysler were supposed to wrap up by midnight Wednesday. Now, they've been extended for another week.
Deadline looms: Will auto union pragmatism help strike a deal?

With the auto union's contract set to expire at midnight, some members see cooperation with the automakers as essential to the union's survival given the industry's recent challenges.
Robert Reich
This Labor Day we need protest marches rather than parades

It's been the worst decade for American workers in a century. That hardly calls for a celebration.
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of July 4, 2011

Readers write in on the wolf wars, women's career equality, and techno-gadget overload.
Obama touts auto industry recovery while GOP asks 'What jobs?'

Obama says his administration took the right steps in preventing the auto industry from total collapse. But the US economy is slow to add jobs, and that's a major political target for Republicans.
As Obama hails auto bailout, rise in unemployment rate dampens message

President Obama visits a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, to extol the success of the auto bailout. But new figures released Friday put the unemployment rate at 9.1 percent.
Fuel-efficient cars in demand. So GM invests in parts.

Fuel-efficient cars are spurring demand for parts. A Toledo, Ohio, factory is slated to get a $260 million upgrade and up to 400 workers to turn out transmissions for its fuel-efficient cars.
Ford stock: CEO Mulally gets $56.5 million of it

Ford stock – nearly $57 worth' – has been awarded to its CEO. Is the Ford stock package too generous?
Robert Reich
2010: The year Washington became business friendly

America has made the climate as comfortable as possible for CEOs, who have repaid the favor by creating more and more jobs – in other countries.
Medicare and Social Security advocates nervous about tax cut deal

Medicare and Social Security advocates worry that entitlements face restructuring under the new deal brokered between President Obama and the GOP.
GM IPO a fast start, but paying back bailout cash will be a marathon

The GM IPO raised $20 billion of the $49 billion that the federal government spent to bailout GM. But the finish line is still years away.