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Sat Jun 28, 2025, 02:27 PM

Jun 2025

Most of President Trump’s policies are likely to exacerbate all problems.

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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs [View all] applegrove Jun 2025 OP

Kick dalton99a Jun 2025 #1

Most young people I know Tree Lady Jun 2025 #2

"easier" "not labor intensive" Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #4

+1. And most factory supervisors are uneducated assholes. dalton99a Jun 2025 #8

I very much preferred "uneducated assholes" as supervisors. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #12

I've been a registered nurse markodochartaigh Jun 2025 #15

Many years ago a hospital got rid of the orderlies Raven123 Jun 2025 #33

and since they think they're superior, they been Emile Jun 2025 #13

I left a job of 18 years electricmonk Jun 2025 #44

Almost all of ours in Naples, Florida that I see are Latino. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2025 #22

My brother works construction in Richmond Va electricmonk Jun 2025 #46

You mean the type of jobs that can be replaced with AI? MichMan Jun 2025 #43

One factor is the deliberate deterioration of the education system Wicked Blue Jun 2025 #3

Five out of three people struggle with math. nt Hotler Jun 2025 #25

Well played. nt RandomNumbers Jun 2025 #32

2001 no child left behind UpInArms Jun 2025 #36

My math ... I can add, subtract, multiply and divide. I suck at algebra. Would they hire me ?? Im a 75 year old woman Trueblue1968 Jun 2025 #45

They don't pay enough for people to want to do those jobs Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #5

The Chemical Workers song.. haele Jun 2025 #10

My factory pays $33/hr, and it's a Teamsters facility NickB79 Jun 2025 #14

Just curious- how much of the company's revenue goes to management and CEO? biophile Jun 2025 #30

This is correct biophile Jun 2025 #28

Simple math, raise wages and benefits and multigraincracker Jun 2025 #38

Some factory jobs require IT or software skills bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #6

Just a guess, but these companies probably don't offer a wage that people could actually live on. mackdaddy Jun 2025 #7

Union-paid factory workers make good salaries-many would say they are the riversedge Jun 2025 #9

I knew factory workers with degrees and even multigraincracker Jun 2025 #39

Pay more?! uponit7771 Jun 2025 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2025 #16

Thank you. We were seeing a slow turn around here. EllieBC Jun 2025 #29

Snobs that looked down on blue collar workers MichMan Jun 2025 #41

Blue collar work is punishing on one's body Arazi Jun 2025 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2025 #47

I was responding to Elle's post specifically mentioning plumber, electrician,welder Arazi Jun 2025 #49

Parents want their kids to have better lives than them. haele Jun 2025 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2025 #48

New Headline....... twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #17

Living wage Blue Full Moon Jun 2025 #18

These companies will not hire people unemployed for a long period or if they are disabled. Jacson6 Jun 2025 #19

Not the case here. Littlered Jun 2025 #20

A product of fifty years of right-wing union busting. Aristus Jun 2025 #21

Love these conversations .... Lurker Deluxe Jun 2025 #23

When rude people JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #27

Here's a solution: deport millions of immigrants who would fill those jobs Martin Eden Jun 2025 #24

Offer on the job training. murielm99 Jun 2025 #26

This is it. They used to train people to do their jobs, now they Wingus Dingus Jun 2025 #31

There are two reasons: -misanthroptimist Jun 2025 #35

Hire people and train them. viva la Jun 2025 #37

Well with... Happy Hoosier Jun 2025 #40

Do these factory jobs pay a living wage and provide good health insurance plans? Mysterian Jun 2025 #50

for 100 bucks an hour and a get out of jail free card from scotus I may just come out of retirement. nt ImNotGod Jun 2025 #51

Pay more and they will come krawhitham Jun 2025 #52