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Move Your $$
The most effective way to get the attention of the "Giant Banks" is to withdraw $$ and move it to a "Local Bank". Consider doing this for your personal checking, savings, investments & credit cards.

We encourage you to take it even further. Are you a member of a large group such as a union or professional organization? Contact your leadership and encourage them to move their money out of the "tax dodging" banks and into local banks.

If you work in a job where you make decisions about where your employer's money is deposited check out the services offered at a local bank and see if your employer can get a better deal locally.

Here are the main reasons we encourage you to consider "moving money"

• Invest in Main Street, Not Wall Street
• End Too Big to Fail
• Fewer Fees, More Savings
• Lend a hand to Local Business

If you can't give up the convenience of a large bank that has ATMs and branches nationwide, consider a "partial move". Keep a travel or business account at a large bank with the minimum required balance, then when you take a trip you can move money into that account. This allows you to support you local banks and the small businesses they loan $$ to while keeping the convenience of a large bank.

When you withdraw $$ make sure you speak to the manager or assistant manager and let them know why you are withdrawing your money. 

Visit the "Move your Money Project" for more information.
Access this link for a list of local banks near you.
Follow these 7 simple steps to moving your $$

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Union: GM to recall 2,000 laid-off workers

The United Auto Workers union says that by fall, General Motors Co. will recall the last 2,000 of its laid-off workers, clearing the way for new hiring at its U.S. plants. Most of the recalls will be in southeastern Michigan, whose economy was devastated in the downturn.  Joe Ashton, UAW vice president in charge of GM, said Wednesday "those people will all be back at work in September."

"We will have full employment in September for the first time in a long time," he said.

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Save Award Winner -Trudy Givens - Idea Saves Taxpayers Millions

"If you want ideas on how to save money, ask the people who spend it.  That’s what President Obama did when he began the SAVE Awards two years ago."  This is collaborative process in which all federal employees were invited to submit their ideas on how to save taxpayer dollars and streamline government, as well as vote and comment on others'.  After a tough-but-fair crack about government acronyms, Trudy Givens gets her due recognition: 

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