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labor unions A trade union (or labor union, labour union) is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas, such as working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labor contracts (Collective bargaining) with employers. This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies. The agreements negotiated by the union leaders are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. (Wikipedia Jan 2010)
Deflation Economics
By John Schroy, on April 10th, 2010 |

Deflation is said to occur when general price levels fall. The last important example of general deflation in the United States occurred during the Great Depression. Federal Reserve officials and central bankers around the world often regard deflation as a greater risk than inflation. Under the Obama administration, US central bankers are now wary of both deflation and inflation.
US Politics
By John Schroy, on March 4th, 2010 |

In order to ram through Congress unpopular healthcare legislation that will radically increase the fiscal deficit and decrease the quality of healthcare for hundreds of millions of Americans, President Obama has asked fellow Democrats to ‘fall of their swords’, voting for his bill even though it might cost them their jobs in November 2010.
This article describes how a president that has little regard for the Constitution or historical precedent, with a radical agenda, could, with impunity, do things that few Americans realize.
Bank nationalization
By John Schroy, on April 20th, 2009 |

There have been suggestions that the Obama Administration should nationalize the ‘big bad banks’. Is this a good idea?
This article discusses possible consequences of nationalization of Citicorp by the US government.
These consequences may include lost of deposits, loss of customers, greater inefficiency, political favoritism in lending, the decline of Wall Street, and an impact on the US dollar as most favored international reserve currency.
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