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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Auto Industry Cuts Hit African-Americans Hardest

The Detroit News reports that as auto factory jobs have moved south of Detroit into nonunion plants over the past 25 years, African-Americans have been hit hardest by the loss. Whites and Latinos also are losing ground, but the decline in stable, high-paying union work is far greater among blacks, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Overall, the number of U.S. workers building vehicles and auto parts has held steady at about 1 million for the past 15 years, but more than 25 percent of U.S. auto workers are now employed by foreign automakers. Over the same period, over one-third of Michigan auto workers have lost their jobs.

Read Decline In Auto Industry Undermines Well-Paid Jobs
for African Americans
from the Center for Economic and Policy Research

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