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15 The Crisis in U.S. Manufacturing: A Union View
Pages 88-90

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... All in all, there are currently 15 million unemployed and underemployed workers, a 42 percent increase since President Bush took office. In manufacturing, employment is falling in both relative and absolute terms.1 A UNION VIEW As the head of research and strategy for a major North American labor organization, I am involved in many situations that require creative responses to difficult issues.
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From page 89...
... For these and many other reasons, manufacturing is worth special consideration from economic policy makers and research groups. POLICY RESPONSES How should the United States address these issues and ensure a durable recovery for manufacturing?
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From page 90...
... Policy makers must ensure that everyone pays a fair share for health care through a "pay or play" system that requires employers to either provide health care for their employees or pay into a state or federal pool that would cover the nearly 43 million Americans without health insurance. Policy makers must also require the sharing of information from health plans, hospitals, and health care providers on the quality of services provided.
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