.C. is state hit hardest, study says

[surfermaw]

.C. is state hit hardest, study says
AFL-CIO reports state's economy hurt most since 2000
CHARLES LUNAN
Staff Writer

The traditionally anti-union Carolinas have gotten some sympathy from an unlikely source -- the nation's largest union federation.

A study by the AFL-CIO shows North Carolina's economy has suffered the most since the end of 2000, a date picked to coincide with the start of the Bush administration. South Carolina ranked seventh in the AFL-CIO's Economic Richter Scale, which is named for the scale used by geologists to measure earthquakes.

The scale runs from a -.7 for Montana, where economic indicators were largely unchanged during the period, to North Carolina's score of 9.3. South Carolina scored 6.8. Both states vie for the lowest unionization rates in the country --North Carolina's is 3.4 percent and South Carolina's is 5 percent -- something state officials often promote when trying to lure industry.

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney used the study to further his criticism of Bush's trade and tax polices. The study is based on government data, including changes in unemployment, personal income and personal bankruptcies in each state.

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[jamesinca]

1. No unions= no jobs in a republican world

No wonder they hate Democrats so much, it stops them from being 100% cheap labor.