Labor secretary Chao pushes career training

[Algorem]

http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/business/113895938238740.xml?bxbiz&coll=2

...Chao also echoed Bush's assertion that U.S. job growth is ro bust, with 4.6 million new jobs created in the last 2½ years.

The AFL-CIO questioned that rosy picture, noting that gains in the economy are not being evenly distributed.

Ohio, the labor federation said, has lost 186,400 jobs since Bush took over, experienced a 9 percent drop in median household income between 2000 and 2004 (inflation-adjusted), and seen personal bankruptcy filings during that period jump by 68 percent.

"This is a direct result of the misguided economic stewardship of the Bush administration," AFL-CIO chief economist Ron Blackwell said. "It's an assault on the middle class."...


Private survey pegs job loss higher than state's claims

http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/113895952238740.xml&coll=2

Friday, February 03, 2006
Thomas W. Gerdel
Plain Dealer Reporter

Ohio lost more than 32,000 manufacturing jobs last year, according to the latest survey of a manufacturing directory.

The survey also showed that Ohio lost 93 manufacturing plants last year and more than 840 plants since 2000. The current number of plants is 21,634.

The job losses, reported by the Ohio Manufacturers Directory, are much higher than the manufacturing-job declines reported by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. That state agency has said manufacturing employment skidded by about 5,000 jobs in 2005.

The directory's job losses also are much higher than national reports, which say that manufacturing employment in Ohio has been fairly stable this past year, after experiencing sharp losses in earlier years, according to the National Association of Manufacturers...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

1. Bush calls for lifting cap on special H-1B visas

MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday called on Congress to raise the cap on the so-called H-1B visas that allow companies to fill high tech jobs with foreign workers.

"The problem is, is that Congress has limited the number of H-1B visas," Bush said in a speech.

"I think it's a mistake not to encourage more really bright folks who can fill the jobs that are having trouble being filled in America, to limit their number. So I call upon Congress to be realistic and reasonable to raise that cap," he said.

http://www.softvote.com/blog/poll_2004/http:/

[NanceGreggs]

5. So what he's saying is:

... there are no 'really bright folks' in the country who are out of work and looking for jobs. I guess all of those unemployed Americans out there with B.A.s and Ph.D.s are just too lazy to look for work.

"... really bright folks who can fill the jobs that are having trouble being filled in America ..."

And again, the lack of grammar is astounding - but then, we're used to that by now.

[wordpix2]

8. pRes* is again showing us his verbal Chimp prowess with this statement

"I think it's a mistake not to encourage more really bright folks who can fill the jobs that are having trouble being filled in America, to limit their number."

[hobbit709]

2. And just how much training do you need

to flip burgers or shove carts at Walmart?

[napi21]

3. Chao is an idiot...litterally!!!

Have you ever watched her at a Congressional hearing? I HAVE! When the Labor Dept was rewriting the standards, and many were concerned that thousands would no longer be eligible for O/T she testified before Congress. This dimwitt brought her "assistant" along, and EVERY SINGLE QUESTION she directed to her asst.! It was sooo obvious that she didn't know a damn thing about what was going on, and just had the job because of cronyism!

Whatever she schoed, someone else told her what to say!

[speedoo]

4. She's the wife of some prominent rethug, right?

That obviously makes her a competent Labor Secretary.

After all, in a Bush administration, Labor Sacretaries need to meet a very high standard.

NOT!!!!!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. Here's her patriotic husband:

[wordpix2]

9. seriously? $en McCONell is her husband? I despise this sen. whore

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

11. Seriously.

http://www.nndb.com/people/281/000032185/



Mitch McConnell
AKA Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr.

Born: 20-Feb-1942
Birthplace: Tuscumbia, AL

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Kentucky 1985-

Wife: Elaine Chao (Secretary of Labor)
Daughter: Elly
Daughter: Claire
Daughter: Porter

High School: Louisville, KY
University: BA, University of Louisville (1964)
Law School: JD, University of Kentucky (1967)

U.S. Senator, Kentucky 1985-
Meese Commission witness (19-Jun-1985)
Alfalfa Club 2000, President 2006-07
United Way president
Dubya Nickname Mitchie

Official Website:
http://mcconnell.senate.gov/

[tabasco]

10. The administration is full of "Heckuva Job Brownies."

Appointed not because of merit, but because of political contributions.

The worst President ever. Th most incompetent administration ever.

We will be lucky if we escape this sad episode in our history with out nukes going off.

[tanyev]

6. Or you could just kiss up to the Bush administration, right Elaine?

As long as you remain completely loyal, you are guaranteed to keep your job. Prospects are good for a very cushy private sector job when you leave.

[kskiska]

12. They've never been able to answer the question

What sort of jobs should we all be training for?

[0rganism]

14. liaisons to India and China, from the looks of it

We can start by learning their languages...

[Skidmore]

13. They only do something when attention is called to it and

then stick with it only as long as the spotlight is shined on it.

[area51]

15. career training?

For what? Nazis want to offshore every job that can be offshored, and inshore (bring in immigrants) every job that can't. Train for what? The only safe job in America is evidently that of a CEO.

[SoCalDem]

16. Sure that will work..

:eyes:

Except if you are a 48 yr old auto worker with a kid in college, a car payment, a mortgage, maybe a chronic health problem or two..
People like that cannot just "go back to school" and get retrained while the rest of their life is put on "pause"..

People like that will HAVE to take a few crummy jobs (leaves even less time for any re-training) to make ends meet, and pray that no one gets hurt or sick.

This is just like everything this admins does.. offer some phony "plan" to people they know cannot afford the time to even participate in.