Ohio Jobless Rate at 15-Year High; McCain Plan May Kill 8,000 More

[Earth Bound Misfit]

by Seth Michaels, Aug 18, 2008

Ohio got some bad economic news. The state lost more than 11,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate has worsened to 7.2 percent—the highest in Ohio since December 1992.

Ohio may take an additional major job hit if DHL Express is allowed to close its air freight facility in Wilmington, where more than 8,000 people are employed. Those jobs would be another casualty of the economic agenda that puts multinational corporations ahead of communities and families.

They also would be a casualty of John McCain’s cozy relationship with lobbyists for Big Business. McCain was instrumental in making DHL’s move possible, and his campaign manager, Rick Davis, made hundreds of thousands of dollars for his firm as DHL’s top lobbyist. The AFL-CIO is telling Ohio union members about McCain’s role in the DHL deal through direct mail and worksite fliers.

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Meanwhile, McCain once again this weekend proved he’s out of touch when he claimed you’re rich only if you make more than $5 million a year. And he’s skipped votes this summer to extend unemployment insurance for struggling workers.

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The jobless numbers in Ohio tell a story that’s true in communities across the country: Jobs are disappearing, and families are suffering. That’s the real issue at the heart of this election. Can Ohio families—or any working family—afford four more years of the same economic agenda that lines the pockets of corporate elites but leaves everyone else behind?

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