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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_manufacturing_hamill_dc;_ylt=AmdnaX5_ro7GjTvgdt1SeEes0NUE

""I can tell you on my desk right now I have over 300 very high-quality job openings that I cannot fill," said Michael Smeltzer, executive director of the Manufactures Association of South-Central Pennsylvania, who coordinates job openings for that part of the state."

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_manufacturing_hamill_dc;_ylt=AmdnaX5_ro7GjTvgdt1SeEes0NUE

""I can tell you on my desk right now I have over 300 very high-quality job openings that I cannot fill," said Michael Smeltzer, executive director of the Manufactures Association of South-Central Pennsylvania, who coordinates job openings for that part of the state."
Does this fall under; "Illegal Mexicans will take jobs Americans refuse to do?" 😉

Is 40 million not enough?

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probably there's not too many trained machinists hopping over the fence.

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Wrong. Mexico has a skilled work force whose only "sin" is not to
speak very good English.

Americans are already learning Spanish, just like the Finns, over here,
already translated into Polish and Estonian the collective agreement
of the Metal Workers' Union.

Not kidding.

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yeah, but why would you come north if you could make a good living in a maquiladora?

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_manufacturing_hamill_dc;_ylt=AmdnaX5_ro7GjTvgdt1SeEes0NUE

""I can tell you on my desk right now I have over 300 very high-quality job openings that I cannot fill," said Michael Smeltzer, executive director of the Manufactures Association of South-Central Pennsylvania, who coordinates job openings for that part of the state."
There will be even more jobs available in the US soon, once the recession hits.

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
There will be even more jobs available in the US soon, once the recession hits.
OMG, pennsylvania's unemployment rate just rose 1/2 pct point!

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_manufacturing_hamill_dc;_ylt=AmdnaX5_ro7GjTvgdt1SeEes0NUE

""I can tell you on my desk right now I have over 300 very high-quality job openings that I cannot fill," said Michael Smeltzer, executive director of the Manufactures Association of South-Central Pennsylvania, who coordinates job openings for that part of the state."
At Hamill, a general machinist will start at $9 an hour, rising to $14.50 an hour after training, and going up to the mid to high twenties for senior machinists, who can earn nearly $70,000 a year.


The reason no one goes into this line of work, is because the training period lasts about 18 months. Who the hell can afford to live on $9/hr.
And of note, is that a large number of those jobs have been created by military demands. When (hopefully soon) the war ends, and our troops come home, how many of those $9/hr workers will keep thier jobs?

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Originally posted by duecer
At Hamill, a general machinist will start at $9 an hour, rising to $14.50 an hour after training, and going up to the mid to high twenties for senior machinists, who can earn nearly $70,000 a year.


The reason no one goes into this line of work, is because the training period lasts about 18 months. Who the hell can afford to live on $9/hr.
And of note, i ...[text shortened]... n) the war ends, and our troops come home, how many of those $9/hr workers will keep thier jobs?
tighten the belt, put the wife to work, and buckle down ...

military will still need restocking when they come back ...

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
yeah, but why would you come north if you could make a good living in a maquiladora?
Yeah, those great jobs created by U.S. companies who found a better
way than hiring illegal immigrants: Exploiting them in Mexican soil!

😞

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
tighten the belt, put the wife to work, and buckle down ...

military will still need restocking when they come back ...
Let me get this straight... there's a 14$ an hour difference between two people basically doing the same job?

Wow. I'm not sure how to react to that.

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
tighten the belt, put the wife to work, and buckle down ...

military will still need restocking when they come back ...
I'm all in favor of having the wife work also. however, who's watching the kids?
One of the ignored discussions in America, is the effect of 2 income families on education of children, childhood delinquency, divorce, just to name a few.

On another note, $9/hr is under the popverty rate for a family of 4

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Originally posted by shavixmir
Let me get this straight... there's a 14$ an hour difference between two people basically doing the same job?

Wow. I'm not sure how to react to that.
mmm, which political theory says an untrained apprentice can perform the same job as a 20-year master?

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Originally posted by duecer
I'm all in favor of having the wife work also. however, who's watching the kids?
One of the ignored discussions in America, is the effect of 2 income families on education of children, childhood delinquency, divorce, just to name a few.

On another note, $9/hr is under the popverty rate for a family of 4
daycare ...

best get the training done before having kids ... didn't the folks mention that in the heart-to-heart? ...

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
There will be even more jobs available in the US soon, once the recession hits.
Ching ching! The old stewards of the nation's wealth failed. Now it's time for some turnover baby!