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15. Nope...It Sounds like typical corporate BS "reason" for hiring younger, cheaper and/or foreign

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:32 PM

Jan 2012

"The company’s analysts had forecast it would take as long as nine months to find that many math qualified people

that wanted to go into a manufacturing career."

Really?...Excuse me if I'm cynical about that -- US companies have been caught ON TAPE, "teaching"

H.R. Employees how to skirt/break our Employment laws, so that they can "insource" foreigners on H1-B Visas.

As former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich was quoted as saying in "America: Who Stole the Dream",

by Pulitzer prize winners Barlett and Steele, "The whole system is fraught with abuse".

If it IS true, than perhaps the government shouldn't be UNDER-FUNDING public education the way

they've been for the last 30 years.

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NYT: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work [View all] Newsjock Jan 2012 OP

We need global labor unions abelenkpe Jan 2012 #1

+1. n/t Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #37

A few companies who's products are made in the same factories as the iPhone: onehandle Jan 2012 #2

How much of our military electronics have Chinese chips? alfredo Jan 2012 #31

Depends on the weapons system. boppers Jan 2012 #39

Outsourcing can be a huge security risk. alfredo Jan 2012 #48

Its not just profits dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #3

Of course it is.. whathehell Jan 2012 #5

I'm not defending the situation dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #7

Well, that's encouraging, at least, but tell me, how do you feel about industry in the UK? whathehell Jan 2012 #13

Yours are going down while there's are going up dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #14

So?....Is there any benefit whathehell Jan 2012 #18

Foxconn's suicide rate is in line with the suicide rate throughout China alfredo Jan 2012 #21

Could that be because working conditions all over the country are similar? whathehell Jan 2012 #27

China has never been a shining beacon of freedom. Capitalism is alfredo Jan 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #9

A couple of decades ago, that high-tech manufacturing was concentrated in the US. AdHocSolver Jan 2012 #12

Yep, and this "skilled labor" claptrap is BS. joshcryer Jan 2012 #22

Yes, it is... whathehell Jan 2012 #28

I did "read the article", dear whathehell Jan 2012 #25

I understand that's only here though. JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #49

In the UK you can chose. dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #50

That sounds more like our system than I thought it was. JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #51

Usual reason?...US workers have the "nerve" to want unions and/or a 1st world wage? whathehell Jan 2012 #4

Disney reference please? boppers Jan 2012 #40

Here ya go... whathehell Jan 2012 #41

That's not about Jobs on labor, that's about labor on Jobs. boppers Jan 2012 #43

Believe what you want whathehell Jan 2012 #46

Slave labor = more profits. tridim Jan 2012 #6

Does anyone wonder why this is so? newblewtoo Jan 2012 #8

Nope...It Sounds like typical corporate BS "reason" for hiring younger, cheaper and/or foreign whathehell Jan 2012 #15

It's not so, it's a made up stat. joshcryer Jan 2012 #23

Bullshit alarimer Jan 2012 #29

To help the US economy, only the products sold in the US need to be made here. AdHocSolver Jan 2012 #10

I think it's time for a global minimum wage. n/t Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #11

Of course...Multi-nationals get away with this sort of thing by the poor around the world. whathehell Jan 2012 #16

How much? SnakeEyes Jan 2012 #35

How about a percentage of what the principals make. The point is starting a dialog. Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #36

Apple is a multinational corporate psychopath, just like the rest of them...... marmar Jan 2012 #17

Yup...and I fail to see why whathehell Jan 2012 #19

+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #34

I call total BS on Apple's claim that they need "skilled labor." joshcryer Jan 2012 #20

Careful. Next thing you know: boppers Jan 2012 #44

Well, I've done assembly line manufacturing. joshcryer Jan 2012 #45

After reading the article, here's what I wanted to post on their site ... nilram Jan 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #26

Microsoft is notorious for missing product launch dates. AdHocSolver Jan 2012 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #47

Did you know ... GeorgeGist Jan 2012 #32

The issue is the model, the model changed from please the customer to maximize sahreholder value roseBudd Jan 2012 #33

BEST tweet on this -- nilram Jan 2012 #38