Whirlpool Factory in Tenn. to Close (500 jobs)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5503700.html

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Writer
© 2008 The Associated Press

LA VERGNE, Tenn. — When the nearly 500 workers at the La Vergne Whirlpool factory lose their jobs at the end of the year, local officials hope there will be new jobs waiting for them.

"We hope to find a new company or a company that's already here that's in an expansion mode to fill that space and keep those workers in the area," said Janet Miller, the chief economic development officer of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The job of seeking out new companies to bring to Middle Tennessee is constant, Miller said, and it includes those offering manufacturing jobs, even though many of those are moving overseas.

In the case of the Whirlpool plant, the built-in refrigerators it manufactures will now be made at an Arkansas plant, which plans to add about 275 jobs by December.

Another plant in Reynosa, Mexico, is also scheduled to close. About 750 people there will lose their jobs.

"The city hates seeing anyone lose their job," said Mark Moshea, the La Vergne city administrator. "... It always has a ripple effect and really does affect us."

FULL story at link.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. I can see it now...... no jobs, no money to buy washing machines,

no washing machines, down to the river we shall go....

[Trajan]

2. Many manufacturers moved to the south ....

to save money by moving from the coasts and their unions, good wages and benefits ...

Now, even the south cannot satisfy the 'profit first' short term outlook of today's corporations ....

Hell : Mexico is too damned expensive to exploit .....

It is an amazing turn of events that China, the nation of 'proletariats', has become the world's purveyor of super cheap, poorly compensated slave workers, and that the chinese leaders now sell their workers to the highest bidder, who happen to be the super-rich 'patriotic' corporations that cannot stand it when a middle class exists ...

[Harkpark]

3. Facts is

If your eight house of work and china eight hour of work are of different in value
Then problem not be solve

Me think all this currency valuation just so much crap for making money

Sad truth here is not going to be easy to change
Maybe not live long enough to see change in my life time

New slave master are finacial tools
Damn cruel
When cannot make money for master get thrown in street
Discarded like broken dolls

[Mnemosyne]

4. Hello Harkpark!

Welcome back to DU! You were missed!:)

Hope all is well Overseas! :hi:

[Harkpark]

5. lol

Vickiss :hug:

Me run and :hide: :rofl:

[Mnemosyne]

6. Just good to read

you again! :hug:

Don't just be a visitor! :hi:

[Harkpark]

7. Never

Need to fight the good fight.
Need to put world on better track

" We will pass this way but once.
So let us do what we can for we shall never pass this way again"

lol swampy tip you off ??

[Mnemosyne]

8. Nope, just

your charming style, common sense and good-natured way! :)

We need all the good tracks we can find with the world going more insane each day. Thank goodness for calming people such as yourself. :hug:

Now I need to go :spank: Swampy! :evilgrin:

[Harkpark]

9. lol

die lah .... cannot hide :rofl:

[Mnemosyne]

10. Shh...

your secret is always safe with me!:rofl:

It's a bit changed here, no? I've actually used ignore, never thought it would be necessary anywhere other than the DUngeon. :)

Enjoy your day. :hug: