Send Story to a Friend



Unemployment, Foreclosure, Deunionization: A Look at the State of the Economy and Organized Labor in Michigan

Unemployment, Foreclosure, Deunionization: A Look at the State of the Economy and Organized Labor in Michigan

Tuesday night’s primaries in Michigan were dominated by concern over the economy. Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the country and one of the highest foreclosure rates. Over 200,000 Michigan residents have lost manufacturing jobs since the year 2000. And the latest union contracts with the big three automakers include major concessions. We go to Detroit to speak with Chris Kutalik, a Detroit-based journalist and the editor of Labor Notes. [includes rush transcript]

Send this story to a friend
Your name:
Your email:
Friend's email:

Paste up to 10 friends' email addresses, separated by commas.
Message:
 
 
hint: if you can't read these two words, click the speaker icon
(the middle red button) to hear them; click it twice to try again.