I was talking with the president of a large, if not the largest UAW local in Ohio yesterday. This gentleman tells me that if China PNTR goes through chances are a huge expansion plan by a major automaker here in Ohio will be derailed. The way he sees it the parts plants and the assembly plants are on there way out of the country and all that will be left in America will be 6 or 7 showplace plants, that's it.
Tom
Doug Henwood wrote:
> Tom Lehman wrote:
>
> >Doug---I'd be curious to know in what manufacturing "industries" there has
> >been job creation or job growth since 1994. I do know there is quite a bit
> >of sweatshop manufacturing and low wage, little or no benefit manufacturing
> >going on around the country. These low wage-no benefit conditions will only
> >get worse as more of these trade deals get done!
>
> PERCENT CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH APRIL 2000
>
> manufacturing
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> durable
> -------------------------------------
> total primary computer/ motor
> empl total total metal office eq vehicles nondurable
> 3/89 +22.0% -5.7% -4.3% -11.8% -24.1% +15.4% -7.7%
> 7/93 +18.4% +1.9% +7.9% +1.0% -3.0% +21.5% -5.8%
> 3/98 +4.9% -2.7% -2.2% -4.3% -9.1% +0.7% -3.4%
>
> How about that; computers & office equipment down; motor vehicles &
> equipment up!
>
> Doug