Workers react with outrage as their jobs are moving to Mexico

Having worked at a distribution center, which the company also has a Monterey distribution center as well, I fully understand.

I wonder how many people would actually buy American made iPhones, Galaxy Notes, laptops, x boxes, and Playstations at the price it would cost to make them here?

I have a few America made things. I love my Kitchen Aid mixer. I have bought New Balance shoes for my mom that were made in the USA. But so many things people are used to paying little for would be in for a big shock if that 12.00 Superman t-shirt costs $25.00 after being made in America versus China?

Those balance board things probably would be at least $800 a pop but would have lasted longer and been safer I'm sure. People don't think about things like that.

 

It's so easy for management executives to opt cutting jobs, not just because it's the "If all else fails..." decision, but because of the company's image or to save their jobs. SADD!!!!!!!

 

I have relatives that work at IBM. They were told there jobs are moving to Canada. One of reasons given was that costs would be cheaper since Canada has socialized healthcare. They still want to keep them under contract to train the new guys though. SMH

 

This article is why I didn't shop at TRU for Christmas and probably won't ever again.

I was so mad at the audacity of this:

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/3...o-us-to-move-jobs-overseas.html?referer=&_r=0

 

Welcome to the globalized economy. Will this mean that I can now turn on my tv after 11pm and not see Sally Struthers holding a malnourished child.

 

Probably not but you can catch Sarah Mclaughlin tryna get us to donate to the ASCPA.

 

I understand the workers reaction. This globalization, post industrial, neo-liberal, economy is designed to make the average man and woman in the "first world" into 3rd world peasants. Political and social elites have been selling us on this "free trade" bullshit since the 1970s the results have been disastrous for most of us. But there is a reason this is happening. It's designed to give the ultra wealthy complete and total control over the population. Call it plutocracy or neo-feudalism. But whatever you call it the results are the same. Bernie Sanders is one of the few people in politics fighting against this or even talking about it.

 

This is not good news for Indiana. Their economy has a surprisingly high amount of manufacturing jobs just like these.

Completely agree with the above poster. He (Sanders) is the only one really talking about what is really happening.

 

Thanks for informing me about Bernie. I have been looking at him and will pay closer attention to him

 

This. This happens soo often. Not always en mass. But very often.