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No, we have a problem with wage growth. That isn't to say that the types of jobs have a huge impact. If McD paid $25/hr with full benefits, nobody would give a
by fixxer 10y ago
No, we have a problem with wage growth.
That isn't to say that the types of jobs have a huge impact. If McD paid $25/hr with full benefits, nobody would give a shit. Kind of hard to make that sustainable without clawing back real jobs from the 3rd world.
Germany seems to do a fine job with their auto industry, robots and all. I think this article is very flawed as that $8 task is but one of many and also one of the few perfect for a robot. "Spot welding isn't coming back to human manufacturing" is more accurate.
- cmdrfred 10y agoWorkforce participation numbers are also rather low. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/labor-force-participation-improves-americans-not-labor-force http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/labor-force-...
- moyta 10y agoAnd a problem with workers rights, our citizens are not fighting for a better working environment.
- fixxer 10y agoExamples?
- antisthenes 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_Sta... Here's a good start.
- fixxer 10y agoNope, that isn't a good start. I'm looking for examples that show the US has a bad working environment. You providing a wiki link to "unions in the USA" does not address the question. What is bad about our labor environment and why? And compared to whom?