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Longview, Wash., Workers Rally for Good Jobs Now

By James Parks

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The economic recovery is barely creating enough jobs to keep up with growth in the U.S. workforce, much less to make a dent in the 11 million jobs lost during the recession.

In Longview, Wash., more than 120 workers and union supporters marched and rallied last week to demand Good Jobs Now. In Cowlitz County, where Longview is located, the unemployment rate is around 12 percent.

Jeff Johnson, special assistant to Washington State Labor Council President Rick Bender, told the crowd:

This crisis was created by Wall Street bankers and insurance companies. These crooks profited by creating ever more riskier financial tools….This financial industry was run like a casino and you and I ended up on the losing side of the table.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on June 16, 2010 (boomark / email).

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