CPUSA Manufacturing Think Tank

Economy and the need for a new public works program

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Everyone in this room knows we�re in bad shape, and it�s not getting better. Every month this year has brought worse news on unemployment numbers, May brought a 0.5% increase to bring the total to 5.5%, an increase that was the largest since the mid-1980s, and the highest rate since late 2004. Over the past six months private-sector employment has fallen by 411,000; the long-term unemployed share is up to 18.3%; the underemployment rate is at 9.7%; all of which add up to the fact that almost 10% of the workforce is unemployed or underemployed.

Think Tank report, trade and industrial policy

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Manufacturing USA

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Can there be a restoration and even an increase in the role and
prominence of US manufacturing in the context of capitalist
globalization today?

Think Tank Transportation

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Tuesday I went to the Intl Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) library, spoke with the librarian and did some research. At this point, I�m able to write about two aspects relating to the question I took on: that is, transportation generally and particularly developments at U.S. ports in determining a �progressive industrial policy.� For the labor commission next month, after I read the materials I got from the library and perhaps have a follow-up discussion with the librarian, I hope to be able to give a fuller picture.

Green Economy & Green Jobs, an overview

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

As concern has grown both over the consequences of global warming and over the loss of well-paying manufacturing jobs in the U.S., much attention has begun to be focused on the �green� economy and �green� jobs.

Halting the Decline of Britain's Manufacturing Industry

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

This pamphlet is published by the Communist Party in support of the Left Wing Programme launched earlier this year, and as a contribution towards the on-going debate about an alternative economic strategy for Britain, with particular reference to restoring the fortunes of Britain�s manufacturing industry. This, it is argued, is essential for an improved rate of economic growth and a more balanced economy, in which the different sectors support one another�s development. It should not be regarded as a blueprint, or an official statement of Communist Party policy, but as a basis for a wide-ranging discussion and new thinking within the labour and trade union movement and beyond.

Manufacturing in the US Situation and Trends

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Prepared for CPUSA Conference March 14-16, 2008
by Art Perlo (aperlo peoplebeforeprofitsnet)
Draft 3c -- Final -- 2008.03.13

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