Homeowners and workers will travel 3,300 miles, stopping in 10 cities across the U.S., to tell Pulte Homes – the largest corporate homebuilder in America – to stop foreclosing on the American Dream.

Riding their “Build America so America Works” RV, the tour will highlight the role Pulte Homes and its smaller partners like DR Horton, KB Home and Lennar played in crashing the U.S. housing market. The market collapse has resulted in the loss of 2 million construction jobs, nearly 3 million foreclosures and billions of dollars in lost retirement savings. In Indiana more than 46,400 homes have been foreclosed in 2009 alone. Indiana unemployment is currently 9.8 percent, in large part due to the loss of 29,000 construction jobs since the start of 2007. Leading homebuilders can help prevent another crisis but they are continuing many of the same practices that contributed to the problems in our economy today.

Workers and homeowners will participate in a variety of events from church and union hall forums to rallies, all featuring the personal stories of homeowners and construction workers impacted by the economic crisis, as well as views from community leaders, elected officials and policy experts.

The half million members of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – are on the forefront of the construction industry, a powerhouse of workers who are proud to build America.

http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/b59280/advisory-from-liuna-homeowners-and-workers-touring-across-u-s-stop-in-indianap