February 16, 2010 12:12 PM
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Where America Stands: Manufacturing Preview
CBS News correspondent John Blackstone takes at look at "Where America Stands" when it comes to manufacturing.
Are steelworkers becoming a disappearing breed in America? Why are we losing jobs, and what can be done?
CBS Reports: Where America Stands
Since 1999, we've lost about one of every three manufacturing jobs in this country, according to Harley Shaiken, a labor expert at the University of California Berkeley.
Tonight we'll bring you to a steel working shop in Portland, Oregon where manufacturing is alive and well.
Are steelworkers becoming a disappearing breed in America? Why are we losing jobs, and what can be done?
CBS Reports: Where America Stands
Since 1999, we've lost about one of every three manufacturing jobs in this country, according to Harley Shaiken, a labor expert at the University of California Berkeley.
Tonight we'll bring you to a steel working shop in Portland, Oregon where manufacturing is alive and well.
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