Man of Steel

The steel industry has been reaching for ways to move ahead, but is looking for a boost. All that McCain has come up with is, "let's push free trade", which is a bunch of hot air. How about giving the steel industry some real solutions. The Employee Free Choice Act for instance. More info on the Employee Free Choice Act here. Barack has been supporting the passage of this act for a while. It would give steel worker employees a chance to improve their unions and, accordingly, their jobs. The U.S. steel industry has been feeling the brunt of globalization and trade acts, which hasn't really been addressed. There are several things that could help. Research for new types of steel would be one. Lower costs fuels to run the factories would be good, too. Probably one of the priority aspects would be to improve manufacturing techniques. Barack has another approach, re-negotiating free trade acts to get better results for our manufacturers. Alot has changed since the first NAFTA agreement was passed, and it's time some of its policies were revised. While at an event for steel workers, he said :

And to those who think that the decline in American manufacturing is inevitable; or that manufacturing has no place in a 21st century economy; we say right here and right now that the fight for manufacturing’s future is the fight for America’s future. And that’s why we’ll modernize our steel industry, strengthen our entire domestic manufacturing base, and open as many markets as we can to American manufactured goods when I’m President.

Here are some links about the steel industry :

United Steelworkers Endorse Obama

Obama Calls for Passage of Employee Free Choice Act

Obama Talks to Indiana Steel workers