Stan Sorscher Posts

Since the mid-70's, wages in manufacturing have consistently pushed down. Big business has done all it can to diminish the dignity of work, calling workers moochers and parasites, and by making low wages the new normal for American tradesmen. All the while, they've reaped the rewards in profits.

Washington State has a world-class aerospace cluster, employing more than 130,000 people making products the rest of the world wants to buy. In 2003, Boeing cast a chill on the state, moving its headquarters to Chicago. In 2009, the chill deepened with the decision to assemble some 787s in South Carolina. Sadly, this trend is continuing.