Corporations moved their plants out of the US to have their products made more cheaply by non-union workers willing to work for minimum wage (eve below out own in conditions OSHA would hardly tolerate). Instead of our employers bringing some of those jobs back with pride and lowered profits, Instead, Canada is moving a plant to Indiana o take advantage of its new 'right-to-work'
"Caterpillar is moving to newly "Right-To-Work" Indiana, offering rock-bottom wages and searching for anti-union managers. Is the US the new source for cheap labor?" writes Herman Rosenfeld. "Caterpillar announced Friday it would close its London, Ontario, locomotive plant after 465 workers there refused to grant concessions that would cut their wages in half." Caterpillar has its headquarters in Peoria, IL. An American company is coming back home to revel in the disgusting machinations of the Republican party in failing to defend its workers. The article states that "Caterpillar posted a record profit of $4.9 billion for 2011, with even higher profits predicted in 2012" Is this a company of which we can be proud? Are these corporations who should be permitted to have the opportunity to take advantage of our middle class like this? Do we dare ask how much Caterpillar influenced Mitch Daniels to make his anti-worker moves? Will Mitch Daniels have the colossal chutzpah to claim he is creating jobs with his new policies?
Happy Valentine's Day to all of us struggling to survive as out country decays around us.
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