BMW layoffs exemplify the evisceration of the middle class
Every working American should be dismayed by — and afraid of — what BMW is doing.
The company doesn't concede that it's outsourcing the Ontario plant to save money on wages. It says it brought in outside logistic contractors at Ontario and four of its other five parts depots nationwide because it prefers to focus on its "core expertise" of engineering and making cars. Of course, nonunion workforces generally receive lower pay and benefits than union — that's the power of collective bargaining — so the math is hardly a secret. Full Story »
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