Jobs Unions Have Chased Out Of The U.S.

by | Dec 3, 2010 | Labor Relations Ink

In an October speech given to the Detroit chapter of the Labor and Employee Relations Association (LERA), Teamsters President James Hoffa ticked off a list of unionized jobs that had fled the country to escape the encumbrance of Teamster and UAW contracts. Among the list: • Mr. Coffee – 300 jobs (Teamsters) • Square D – 300 jobs (Teamsters) • Oral-B (Teamsters) • Swingline Staplers – 2000 jobs (Teamsters) • Whirlpool – 1300 jobs (UAW) • Electrolux (UAW) • Carrier Air Conditioners (not specified) Hoffa decried the loss of a “social contract” in America, which he equated with restrictive trade policies that ignore the realities of a globalized economy. The problem with corporate America – says he – is the desire for profitability.

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