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Absolutely true but also think that was a consequence of ownership knowing


the workforce and sharing a community with them. The culture used to be that a company was the lifeblood of a community and the community was also the lifeblood of the company. The union president and the owners knew each other and would sit down and talk about pay, benefits, leave, etc, and the owners actually cared about the workers. Corporate America is all bottom line and depersonalized now. Which is great for owners, but not so great for workers who are depersonalized and commoditized. To some rich guy who lives in Bronxville, NY and sits on the board of an Ohio-based manufacturing company the choice between laying off 10,000 people and replacing them with cheaper and more efficient machines is an easy one. Not so for the owner who has to see the people he laid off in church on Sundays.

(In response to this post by BocaHoo91)

Posted: 08/15/2018 at 12:23PM



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