Marcy Kaptur: “last month, the jobs and fair trade caucus presented its monthly Golden Eagle Award to the employee owners of United…”

“last month, the jobs and fair trade caucus presented its monthly Golden Eagle Award to the employee owners of United Airlines, our Nation's leading airline, and our Corporate Vulture Award to Hershey foods, a company that continues to outsource its Hershey Kiss production to Mexico and downsize its American work force. The two companies, United Airlines and Hershey foods, exemplify the best and worst of corporate practices in America today. As you will recall, the Golden Eagle Award rewards fine U.S. companies that represent the best that is in us as a nation, companies which treat their workers with dignity while making decent profits, strengthen their communities, charge a reasonable price for products, and remain and prosper in the United States. When all of these practices are undertaken by one company, that company deserves our praise and to be recognized as a Golden Eagle Co. The Corporate Vulture Award, like the scavenger it represents, is given to a company in need of vast improvement, a company which exploits our marketplace yet downsizes its work force in America.”