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Hugabear

(10,340 posts)
32. Insult to American workers.
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:17 PM
Jan 2012

This is all about cheap wages. To imply that American workers simply are not up to the work is a damned insult to the American worker.

What "skill" is there to assembly work? ingac70 Jan 2012 #1
You are correct! This is just like the B.S. about companies unable to find qualified Americans rfranklin Jan 2012 #2
I agree... Money making trumps all else... midnight Jan 2012 #33
Yup. We're out there. We don't want to work on their terms. Initech Jan 2012 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #3
Not skilled labor. Sorry. Might be difficlut, but still unskilled. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #8
I've done it. Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #13
Forbes: Cheap Labor, Taxes, Location: Why Apple Doesn't Build Products in the U.S. rfranklin Jan 2012 #36
What, Americans can't learn it? originalpckelly Jan 2012 #69
T1, and are you saying putting phones together is hard? snooper2 Jan 2012 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #14
I wouldn't agree with that..a machinst should be able to make cam or a gear for a Rolex snooper2 Jan 2012 #34
That's an operator, not a machinist. Mopar151 Jan 2012 #61
Tesha's right--those kids are good! nt Romulox Jan 2012 #17
It's their tiny hands that make all the difference. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #44
No, I agree. Sometimes we need to use children or segregate workers based on race Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #50
+1 ingac70 Jan 2012 #83
Are you saying that American workers are somehow inferior to those in China? Hugabear Jan 2012 #31
wow we beg your forgivness you have a screwdriver. youre right no one in the us is qualified leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #39
"ultra-fine-pitch assembly work"? joshcryer Jan 2012 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #72
I don't own an iPhone, but flex cables are very very easy. joshcryer Jan 2012 #78
10 years worth, Thanks for asking. ingac70 Jan 2012 #79
My girlfriends employer outsourced to a company in Texas Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2012 #92
I can say from personal experience: not that much. eShirl Jan 2012 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #9
and soon robots will be doing all the assembly work. (NT) eShirl Jan 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #46
I don't see that as a problem, I see it as a solution. joshcryer Jan 2012 #75
Not as long as there is cheap human labor. progressoid Jan 2012 #76
I totally agree ThomThom Jan 2012 #47
I, sir, take that as a personal insult. Mopar151 Jan 2012 #60
I used to work in the automotive industry.... ingac70 Jan 2012 #81
Mike the journals, bore guage the saddles, pick the inserts to get the clearence right Mopar151 Jan 2012 #89
Tell that to the UAW. n/t hughee99 Jan 2012 #67
I used to be UAW.... ingac70 Jan 2012 #82
When did assembly work become "unskilled"? hughee99 Jan 2012 #84
Once you work there you become skilled? joshcryer Jan 2012 #87
So the quality of workers hughee99 Jan 2012 #88
That depends on the educational level of the area you are going to.... ingac70 Jan 2012 #98
What does it matter, if they train you on the job to do something that requires no skill hughee99 Jan 2012 #99
Not according to Toyota. ingac70 Jan 2012 #100
they... ingac70 Jan 2012 #91
"Industrial Policy Matters" baldguy Jan 2012 #4
As an aside, but about the iPad... MineralMan Jan 2012 #7
The article eats its own tail. Zalatix Jan 2012 #10
At first glance, one would think it's about skill . . . but further on . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #18
Well said JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #48
Tell that to Verizon JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #57
Psst JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #58
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #62
Another part of the problem. MattBaggins Jan 2012 #30
They don't need our money, they can print their own. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #85
Its not the money quakerboy Jan 2012 #93
if they were happy to work under those conditions, foxxconn wouldn't have to erect saftey nets frylock Jan 2012 #35
The main reason sharp_stick Jan 2012 #15
........ marmar Jan 2012 #16
Uh, that's cowshit. Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #20
an A for observation leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #40
I liked it, though! Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #41
an A for wit leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #42
It's because Apple's fans have no problem defending child labor, neo-slavery. Romulox Jan 2012 #21
In about 5-10 years the assembly will all be done by robots anyway johnd83 Jan 2012 #22
Cheaper than $2 a day? quakerboy Jan 2012 #94
$2 a day is for subsistance peasants johnd83 Jan 2012 #96
"A foreman immediately roused 8,000 workers inside the company’s dormitories, redqueen Jan 2012 #23
"China needs a labor movement" MattBaggins Jan 2012 #25
Exactly. Zalatix Jan 2012 #28
+1 redqueen Jan 2012 #29
Or both! Fearless Jan 2012 #68
Tail ... GeorgeGist Jan 2012 #24
Unfortunately, the trend is moving R&D overseas as well IDemo Jan 2012 #26
Insult to American workers. Hugabear Jan 2012 #32
You mean they have more UNSKILLED factory workers. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #38
Shit, throw a 10,000 duty on the shit and you'll see a factory in Alabama ASAP TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #43
But a tariff would be 'racist' and 'xenophobic'. LOL! Zalatix Jan 2012 #45
Right on TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #52
What a load of fertilizer! Motorola used to have a ton of maunufacturing plants in the US. retread Jan 2012 #51
It is funny how these Reich Wing/corporate talking points are now Democratic cannon, TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #53
You need to understand the equation. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #64
Yes, but Apple is supposed to be a "good" company. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #65
Often enough it is probably the same site TheKentuckian Jan 2012 #97
I'm disappointed to see that, too... Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #56
It's not even low cost. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #86
Indeed they did - I worked for Motorola in the 1980's Crabby Appleton Jan 2012 #59
That's apple's story and they are sticking to it Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #55
Greed Aerows Jan 2012 #63
"Cheap labor isn't the issue?" It is when the slave labor builds it cheaper than robots. high density Jan 2012 #66
we haven't even gotten to supply chains yet maggiesfarmer Jan 2012 #70
I would buy that if we weren't making the glass or ICs. joshcryer Jan 2012 #73
not saying that labor isn't a factor maggiesfarmer Jan 2012 #77
Well, one reason labor "costs so much here" is we have standards that defend labor. joshcryer Jan 2012 #80
another point, about Chinese companies being so flexible maggiesfarmer Jan 2012 #74
You expect me to believe that quakerboy Jan 2012 #90
They can build it. Who will be able to buy it? aquart Jan 2012 #95
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