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In reply to the discussion: I need a new computer, and am depressed at my options. [View all]jonthebru
(1,034 posts)I'm a worker and have been for a very long time. My stepson is 22 years old and he hasn't worked for very long but works hard and sticks to what he is doing.
To infer that American workers are some sort of collective primadonna group is very unfair. If the company they worked for was in need of a special shift for something like this, workers would gladly turn up; maybe not on Christmas day or Superbowl Sunday but they would do their best to contribute to the well being of the production.
There are millions of Americans who show up when needed in mass and do the job they are required to do.
Face it, the overseas manufacturers move overseas because the labor is cheap, really cheap and can be treated literally like slaves.
Add the lax environmental laws and it is an invitation for their bottom line for their owners.