‘Greed’: John Deere rolls out hundreds of US layoffs and sends work to Mexico

Agricultural equipment company plans to move production out of the country in move condemned by workers

US workers at John Deere plants have accused the company of acting on “greed” as America’s most famous agricultural equipment company plans to shift more production to Mexico.

The company – famous for its green tractors and leaping deer logo – has announced layoffs of several hundred workers over the last several months with more layoffs planned for later this year.

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OpinionRepublicans are trying to rig the game for the wealthy. Don’t let them | Opinion

By favoring the wealthy and corporations over working families, Washington's recent tax and budget decisions follow Harrisburg's bad example. The newly enacted Trump-GOP tax law, for instance, gives most of the benefits to the rich while driving up federal debt, threatening funding for vital public services like Medicare and Medicaid.

US warns of North Korea’s global outsourcing of forced labor

American companies were put on notice this week by the Trump administration that they could face steep fines, or even criminal charges, if their business involves North Korean workers anywhere in their supply chain. A State Department advisory, published online, also provided the most detailed and comprehensive public listing to date of more than 40 countries and about a dozen industries where North Koreans were employed in 2017 and 2018, in violation of United Nations sanctions.

The GOP Corporate Tax Bill Rewards Offshoring – Here’s What We Can Do to Stop It

A new op-ed in The Hill co-authored by CWA President Chris Shelton and Rep. Lloyd Doggett shines a spotlight on how the Republican corporate tax bill rewards and incentivizes the offshoring of more American jobs, and calls for Congress to pass Doggett's bill, the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act , to stop this disturbing trend. Many of the companies that are among the biggest beneficiaries of the Republican tax bill, such as Wells Fargo, have already been closing American call centers and aggressively offshoring U.S. jobs.

Outsourcing at Kansas revenue department imperils dozens of IT jobs

Dozens of information technology employees face layoffs at the Kansas Department of Revenue in conjunction with a $50 million, 10-year contract to outsource development and operation of a new tax management computer system. The technical services deal with CGI, which has not previously been reported, would require a portion of agency employees targeted for layoffs to work side-by-side with CGI consultants prior to dismissal in August.

Ag groups express opposition to amendments to Farm Bill

INSURANCE ARGUMENT: A monster hail storm that hit Kansas on the night of May 14 provides an illustration of why farmers so strongly support crop insurance. This field in Scott County was just one of many that were wiped out in the storm, which destroyed thousands of acres of wheat.

UK banking titans poised to report finances in busy week for sector

Britain's biggest banks will reveal annual figures this week after another eventful year for the sector, clouded once more by mis-selling scandals and controversy over past misdeeds. The performance of state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland, which reports on Friday, will hinge on whether the lender is hit by a pending settlement with the US Department of Justice over claims it mis-sold risky mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

Immigrant Ancestors Are Not An Argument For Open Borders

That's the name given to the work of liberal writer Jennifer Mendelsohn, who has spent a lot of time digging into the ancestry of those who have expressed support for reducing immigration. The purpose of such activity is to shame immigration hawks with the argument that their ancestors would not have been let into the country under President Trump's proposals.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in Washington. The US Senate Wednesday passed US President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs legislation, arguably the biggest tax reform in the country over the last three decades.

This Democrat Is About To Give Payday Lenders A Big Boost

Sen. Mark Warner in July introduced a bill that would give payday lenders a way to ignore state interest rate caps on consumer loans. A little over a year ago, Sen. Mark Warner addressed a small audience of political insiders at the Brookings Institution, one of the most prestigious think tanks in the nation's capital.

Trump voters’ patience wears thin in Arizona

The voters who carried Donald Trump to victory in Arizona increasingly see the President as just another politician -- and one who is running out of time to deliver on his campaign promises. Republicans in focus groups held here last week by the Democratic super PAC Priorities USA largely said they are giving Trump between six months and a year before they run out of patience.

Stop outsourcing thrua H-1B visa: US lawmaker

Washington: A bipartisan group of influential lawmakers from both the House and Senate has urged US President Donald Trump to crackdown on jobs outsourcing companies and reform the visa has been abused by some corporations as a way to displace American workers with cheap foreign labour. We urge you to use your authority as President to the greatest extent possible to stop abuses, but we believe reform also must happen legislatively because of loopholes in the law," the lawmakers said in a letter to the President.

Michigan U.S. Sens. Stabenow, Peters request meeting with Trump

U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow are asking for a meeting with President Donald Trump to talk about jobs and ways to end outsourcing. Peters, D-Bloomfield Twp., and Stabenow, D-Lansing, wrote a joint letter to Trump in response to his "Made in America" theme week, encouraging him to work with Congress and asking him to meet with them to come up with a plan to promote U.S. jobs and manufacturing.

Workers’ rights group seeks to highlight the other side of NAFTA

As the state's business leaders vie for a seat at the table during the North American Free Trade Agreement's upcoming renegotiation talks, another interest group is hoping there is enough room for one more point of view. Unlike those who advocate for cheaper products and tariff-free commerce, they're speaking out for the blue-collar workers on both sides of the Rio Grande who say they have been devastated by the trade agreement.