4.23.08
Free Trade: Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO Chief of Staff, comments on the concerns that Ohio workers are expressing over the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Listen ))

2.14.08 - Ohio AFL-CIO
Statement by Ohio AFL-CIO President Joseph Rugola
on the Release of the Annual Trade Deficit Figures
Today’s announcement that the annual U.S. trade deficit with China spiraled to a new record of $256 billion drives home the fact that our nation’s trade policies are failing working families. Read press release>>

1.25.08 - Columbus Dispatch
People keep being told not to worry, but . . .
The United States blossomed into an international economic leader during the First and Second Industrial Revolutions in the late 18th and mid-19th centuries. Now many Americans worry that the bloom is off the rose. Read more>>

10.9.07 - Columbus Dispatch
Op-Ed by Sen. Sherrod Brown
Change rules for business with China
For 10 years, large U.S. businesses and their White House and congressional allies have written the rules of trade with China. Read more>>

10.4.07 - Wall Street Journal
Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade
WASHINGTON - By a nearly two-to-one margin, Republican voters believe free trade is bad for the U.S. economy, a shift in opinion that mirrors Democratic views and suggests trade deals could face high hurdles under a new president. Read more>>

7.24.07
Revitalizing Manufacturing: An Agenda for Shared Prosperity
Robert Baugh, Executive Director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council presented to the Ohio AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council. Read presentation>>