Michigan Policy Summit-Post 4-Panel Part A
Charles Pugh, Moderator
Dan Kildee, Treasurer, Genessee County
Dave Ivers, Secretary-Treasurer of Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO
Jaime Scripps, Assistant Deputy Director, Department of Enery, Labor & Economic Growth
Jeff Howard, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Health Care Michigan
Dean Baker, Co-Director of Center for Economic and Policy Research
Kildee speaks to a knowledge based economy! Speaking my language! Baker speaks to healthcare being one of the challenges in keeping the knowledge capital here.
Scripps speaks to the need for transitioning manufacturing to GREEN jobs. Howard addressing what Labor can do to help with this. He also brings the discussion back to healtcare.
Forclosure rears it’s ugly head. Kildee feels that we need to go after the banks to help. Education on how to protect yourself and save your home is needed. “Force public officials to take control of the landscape of the community” says Kildee. Don’t rely on the finacial institutions to do the right thing.
