Rexnord moving Indiana jobs to Mexico, Texas
Source: biztimes.com
Rexnord moving Indiana jobs to Mexico, Texas
Indianapolis facility part of bearing division
by Arthur Thomas
November 15, 2016, 7:43 PM
Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. plans to move work currently performed in Indiana to facilities in Mexico and Texas, according to a letter posted on the United Steelworkers Local 1999 website.
The union represents workers at the Indianapolis plant affected by the decision. It is the second major closure the union has dealt with this year. The union also represents workers at the Carrier plant in Indianapolis, where work is being shifted to Mexico, eliminating 1,400 jobs. A video of officials announcing the closure of that facility went viral earlier this year.
Rexnord informed the union in October it had tentatively deceived to move the work to Monterrey, Mexico in an effort to save money. Rexnord later said some of the work would go to a facility in McAllen, Texas. The Indianapolis facility employs 350 people, according to the union.
The union said the company cited a $15.5 million net cost savings in the first year of the move and an additional $300,000 to $400,000 each year after that. The average hourly wage for Indianapolis employees is $25.20 and for the Mexico and Texas facilities it is $5.13, according to the union...........................
Read more: https://www.biztimes.com/2016/11/15/rexnord-moving-indiana-jobs-to-mexico-texas/
Two strong right to work governors--in IN and WI--and away go the jobs.
Wisconsin Strong ?@WisconsinStrong 9h9 hours ago
But, but, Wisconsin is RTW > Milwaukee-based Rexnord moving jobs to Mexico, Texas https://www.biztimes.com/2016/11/15/rexnord-moving-indiana-jobs-to-mexico-texas/ #wiright #wipolitics #wiunion
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callous taoboy
(4,585 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)He made all those promises about how he would have stopped the Carrier exodus - now is his chance.
*not holding breath - cause it isn't going to happen.*
hatrack
(59,592 posts)I'd rather this begin immediately, as it did with coal - the two-by-four lesson can start right now.
McTurtle waited a whole three days after the election to let it slip that, well, no, actually that coal jobs wouldn't be coming back - oh, and there wouldn't be any federal assistance to KY, OH, WV, etc.
But you Trumped That Bitch! That should keep you warm, fed, housed and healthy through the next few years, right?
rurallib
(62,433 posts)mountain grammy
(26,642 posts)OK, I will try to remember there are good people out there who will suffer, but the state was one of the first called for the demagogue. Now they'll just have to find someone even worse to vote for, and geez,, that's gonna be the real struggle.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)... of worth while info, as usual.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)$7 A DAY Mexican border 'workers' and "management" 250k a year fabulous salary to crack the whips on the slaves.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)BadGimp
(4,017 posts)We are gonna see a lot more of these announcements going forward. Companies will feel more emboldened now that Trump has been elected.
imo Trump was lying when he said he wanted to keep high paying blue collar jobs here.
Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)Skittles
(153,174 posts)the fact that his ties are made in Mexico was a clue to all but the most ridiculously stupid voters
Skittles
(153,174 posts)and put a stop to this kind of thing
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)SUCKERS!!!!!
Afromania
(2,769 posts)Good.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)per all of your ranting and railing during the campaign? Huh?
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)Because lower income, lower educated Republicans always seem to vote against their own best interests.