What is this world coming to? Eaton Corp is planning on cutting up to 190 jobs in the Jackson Michigan area and sending them to Mexico. The important thing to realize about this is that Eaton Corp is a defense contractor and makes much needed parts for our military. In order to work at either of the two Jackson area plants, one must under go a background check and be given a security clearance. Each part that is made is stamped with a number that tells exactly who made the part and who inspected the part (my understanding, and I could be wrong, is that the Government can hold those people accountable if the part fails in combat use).
So now this company wants to close one of it's plants in Jackson and send those lines to Mexico, even after Eaton Corp's third quarter profits rose 25%. It's it great that we can send jobs, making important parts for the US Military, to Mexico.
How isn't this a National Security issue?
http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/news-19/116360851374430.xml&coll=3&thispage=2
So now this company wants to close one of it's plants in Jackson and send those lines to Mexico, even after Eaton Corp's third quarter profits rose 25%. It's it great that we can send jobs, making important parts for the US Military, to Mexico.
How isn't this a National Security issue?
http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/news-19/116360851374430.xml&coll=3&thispage=2
2 comments:
It sounds like it should be a national security issue to me too, but wages and profit appear to be more important that security.
The article said in Mexico workers earn $2.60 an hour, and even if employees in the U.S. agreed to $5.15 an hour without benefits, Eaton would still have an incentive to move the work to Mexico.
Why don't they just fess up and be honest about their motives? Their profits are up 25% and they still plan on moving jobs because they don't care about American workers or national security. It's all about making the biggest profit possible for their shareholders and CEO's.
Another article I read about this stated that the company found a loophole in it's defense contract that allows them to move these jobs to Mexico. These loopholes should be addressed. Never mind the jobs that are going to be lost, I just don't think the United States should have to rely on another country to get its parts for helicopters and missiles in a time of war.
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