[quote="redtom"](quoted from post at 18:46:22 08/13/12) I see what your saying, but, still, even here in Michgan new car sales are up! What recession? RV sales, boat sales, all up. Not from me but someone still has cash. I don't get it. Everywhere I go I see new trucks pulling boats going to the summer cabin. Oh, and as far as union jobs go. I've been union for 22 years. 5 of the last 6 years I had a bargained for wage freeze and I pay 1/3 of my benefits. 36-45$ hr?? I wish!! If you want a perfect example of the result of wage cuts look at SaginawSteering Gear/ now Nexteer (China) All jobs cut to 14$ hr or less and Saginaw is an even bigger ghetto because of it. Its not just unions, its everywhere. Its lowereing of the avg annual income in general. Where I work all new UNION hires make 8.50 hr and if their nice then go to 10$ with NO benny's.[/quote
I would not advise any young person to go into manufacturing, in any capacity. No matter what, you are competing against the world, and in the long term, manufacturing jobs will pay world wages. Doctors, lawyers and indian chiefs are somewhat insulated. $10 per hour in Michigan is darn near starvation level. It gets pretty cold here!!
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