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In reply to the discussion: Rant: "People who work for a living; people who take a shower after work"...WTF is that? [View all]Demsrule86
(71,555 posts)I don't say bringing back good paying manufacturing jobs everywhere is easy but it must be done if we are going to solve income inequality and go back to workers having safety rights even..not to mention other rights. There literally was a woman crushed to death in a Hyundai/Kia parts plant in the South. Safety is not a priority. She is not the only one either. There are machines with keys...they have to be cleaned, you enter the machines when you clean them or sometime for other reasons like maintenance. You have a key which makes sure the machine cannot be turned on. At GM if you don't use your key, you will by fired most likely...Everyone gets a key. At the Hyundai/Kia parts plant they did not give them keys or train them properly and this young woman about to be married was crushed to death. One of the posters on DU was praising the car they help make there, and it made me sick. If Democrats can't see the true price of outsourcing who will and the importance of unions who will?
Most of the issues affecting us in a negative way can be traced back to the loss of well paying jobs. And now even the shitty jobs are disappearing. You all talk about how the left won't show up and we need unity blah blah. WE do and everyone needs to show up. But you ought to be concerned about lifelong Democrats in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other places not showing up as well. I understand that the GOP are monsters and will always vote Democratic. And this shitty Trump health bill should motivate voters here in Ohio...but this is an issue that must be addressed if Democrats are to be competitive in the rust belt moving forward. There is a feeling here that the Democrats didn't have our backs when NAFTA was passed and other agreements. While thousands of workers are on laid off here, the Cruze Hatchback is made in Mexico. We have to win some of these states. We have never won the presidency without Ohio, but once when the GOP VP nominee was from Ohio during Roosevelt's time. Creating good paying manufacturing jobs and other jobs in the 21st century is very important and should be a priority.I was excited when Perez was elected DNC chairman;he has worked with unions. outsourcing and H1B1 visas are the main source of income inequality. Both have led to a rush to the bottom in terms of wages and benefits...and having a $15.00 minimum wage is only a start.