Showing posts with label AFL-CIO blog. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Save Avondale

The AFL-CIO blog has a post about efforts to save Avondale despite Northrop-Grumman's decision to close the facility.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Avondale job losses

AFL-CIO blog correctly characterizes the Avondale layoffs, which are underway, as a huge economic disaster for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. As our marshes erode so do manufacturing jobs. While it may be hyperbole to compare the effects of the Avondale closure to the BP oil spill, long term it may not be.