This just in.
Delphi Corp. which is a major "Automotive Parts Supplier", announced today that it will probably be closing it's "Oak Creek-Wis" Plant by the end of 2007 .
This will end up meaning the loss of up to 1,200 jobs here in the local area. And what should come as no surprise (but probably is-esp. for the workers there) is that those jobs are being moved to countries across the globe where wages are more or less at the levels where "a bag of Roman Noodles" is an hour's pay......which is ALOT less than what they are dealing with now.
Just take a look at what the "American Dream" Wages at Delphi here in Oak Creek are right now and imagine what the loss of 1,200 jobs at these hourly wages will do to to the local economy here in SE Wisconsin. I only have one question and that is "When Bush says the economy is improving and Americans are better off now than in the past few years....just who is he talking about???......
Delphi Hourly Wage Profile:
Hourly compensation: $76 an hour including benefits in 2005, double what its competitors pay and $11 an hour more than its workers received in 2004.
Breakdown: Average base wage: $26.97 an hour. Health care and vacation days: $26.86 an hour. Other: $22.63 in legacy costs, which includes retirement health care costs and health costs not covered by workers' compensation.
And a quote from the article that I just read and then a link to the story via "The Milwaukee Journal Online Edition"....
"The catalytic converters made in Oak Creek will be made only in Mexico and China before long."
JS Online:Oak Creek could lose Delphi jobs
I think the Mexicans that are trying to emigrate to the U.S. for a chance at better jobs should consider doing an "about face" and get back down south of the boarder....
They may be able to snag one of those "Delphi jobs" down there. They sure wont be available here. Heck maybe all those in Oak Creek should be given the option of relocating to "Warm Sunny Mexico"!!!
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