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DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS; Racine struggles to build a new foundation for jobs, growth atop the remnants of its old manufacturing economy
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Racine When Chris James wears down from working 14-hour days, six
or seven days a week for little or no pay, he sometimes can't stop
the anger from washing over him.
"When I'm sore, tired and broke, it comes back, but I try not to
think about it anymore," James says. "I want to move forward, stay
positive, rather than dwelling on what they have taken from me and my
(union) brothers and sisters."
James, 28, was making $18 an hour and had good health insurance
benefits while worki...
