Today we
salute labor in our country.
I’m not
throwing a bunch of data at you. I can say that if you look critically at the
numbers, there are more jobs than people to fill them in this country. And the
amount of middle level jobs, requiring some college, are exploding.
We are so
fortunate to have a community college in our backyard. So fortunate that the
city fathers and the CEO of the Illinois Eastern Community College had the
foresight to purchase the Sanyo Building back in 2003 allowing a whole
generation of young folks the opportunity to gain skills that gave them a
foothold in the job market.
I don’t want
to make this a Trump thing. But the simple fact that we are moving towards
energy independence, have the lowest unemployment rate in recent memory in
African-American, Hispanic and youth employment is hard to deny. Certainly, his
detractors would have another club to beat him with---if these things were
going so well. His recent renegotiation of the NAFTA agreement is yet another
campaign promise kept.
Unions have
sustained a hit with a Supreme Court ruling taking away mandatory membership
for workers in a union shop. While I understand the need for a strong union, I
am more keen on individual freedom.
The American
worker is the best in the world. And to show my support, I look specifically
for American made products.
You should too.
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