Cheap Labor (are the core of "conservative" policy, Bush wants to import even more foreigners)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2008/dec/24/cheap-labor/

Gabriel Read

Published: December 24, 2008

Observation of the bickering and machination these past four weeks on the issue of "bailing out" the auto industry should cause grave concern about the future of this country. The outrageous attacks on the CEOs, unions and employees certainly verify the mean-spirited, hard-nosed and imperialistic image of the Republican Party. It is now crystal-clear that cheap labor and poverty wages are the core of "conservative" policy.

It is ironic that Senators Shelby and Corker blame the CEOs and UAW union for the current auto crisis, when it was their party that helped stall the effort to produce fuel efficient "green" cars these past 10 years. By the way, who decided GM could produce "green" cars in Europe, but not sell them in the U.S.? It is hypocritical, deceptive, even diabolical to delay this "greening" of autos while outsourcing any jobs that paid $15 an hour or more.

The auto industry is the last bastion of decent wages for working people. It has protected the wages and benefits earned over a period of 20-30-40 years. Senator Shelby, et. al., succeeded in eliminating pensions and benefits elsewhere, i.e. corporate raiders (Boeski and Mulligan) 1980; Enron, 2000; Congress itself 2003. If they can kill the UAW, that will be the end of unions in the private sector.

Cheap labor is the bane of American workers. They have lost 2 million good paying jobs with benefits in just the last year! The import of 20 million illegals in eight years has devastated skilled labor jobs, because illegals are allowed to work for less even though they don't possess the required skills. On-the-job training is current policy today. With 10 million American workers unemployed, President Bush wants to import even more foreigners to fill jobs; why? Cheap labor! Death of the middle class is the price. It was unions that helped create our middle class.

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[Bobbieo]

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