[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', 'I') didn't see any mention of the rise of IT workers. Back in the 70's there were practically no software developers, network and database administrators, etc.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dsula', 'O')n the other side I just visited a local company here "vermont teddy bears". To my shocking most manufacturng building were stocked with boxes 'made in china'. Where are the machines I asked? Well, they are in china now.

[Keith_McClary]

Recently bought
, exactly like one I bought early in the petroleum age.

Here's a nostalgic read:
St. Louis kitchen gadgets firm emphasizes quality, service

[Blacksmith]

Has anyone looked into the migration of capital to offshore tax havens?

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Blacksmith', 'H')as anyone looked into the migration of capital to offshore tax havens?

[MarkJ]

Most local unskilled and low skilled manufacturing jobs pay poorly, many jobs are temporary, or have frequent layoffs.

Just a few examples.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'F')reedom Manufacturing has full time entry level positions available. The work involves preparing materials for production, folding finished products, and packaging products for shipment. The work is generally light duty. These positions require high observance skills and consistent attention to details. Employees must be able to read and write English legibly, follow verbal and written instructions correctly, and be able to count accurately. Starting wage is $7.75 an hour with a wage increase possible after a favorable 3 month training period.

If you are interested in employment with Freedom Manufacturing please respond to this advertisement to set up a time to complete the application and conduct a personal interview.


* Location: Saratoga Springs
* Compensation: $7.75/ hour starting wage

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Integrated Staffing Corporation will be recruiting for manufacturing position in the Saratoga Springs area. Positions will be temporary with potential for permanency for the right candidate. Applicable candidates must have solid work experience with long term employment at prior jobs, experience in a warehouse environment and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. for 12 hours per day.


* Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
* Compensation: $9.00 per hour

Manufacturing Workers

AccuStaff is a locally-owned staffing firm specializing in temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire opportunities in both clerical/administrative and light industrial fields. We’ve been successfully matching up great candidates with great employers for 30 years!

We are currently seeking Manufacturing workers for temp-to-hire positions in the Albany/Schenectady area. Candidates must have previous manufacturing experience and a good work history to be considered.

Responsibilities include:
• Standing for 8-10 hours per day
• Lifting/moving 30-50lbs of material with regularity
• Working in a team environment
• Make adjustments to equipment/machinery as needed
• Work on a production line where safety/quality/efficiency are stressed
• Using some power tools (drills, screwdrivers, mallets, etc.) to assemble products
• Ability to be flexible and learn various production lines (cross train) as needed by our client
• Ability to work overtime as requested by our client

To apply for these positions, please submit your work history/resume along with a cover letter detailing your experience and qualifications.

Pre-employment drug screen, and criminal background checks are conditions of employment for these temp to hire positions. Work schedules will vary based on client needs. These positions are NOT on bus line routes, thus you must have reliable transportation.



* Location: Schenectady, NY
* Compensation: $8.50 to $10/hour

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Machine Operator

Immediate opening/full time position: Experienced machine operator for compression and injection plastic molding machines.

Qualifications - #1 Reliable, dependable and hard-working individual.

Must have experience: 2+ years. Mechanically inclined with the ability to set-up molds and operate compression and injection machines.
Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Salary: $8.75-$10.00 hour based on experience
Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
Paid holiday

Education: HS graduate or GED

Requirements: Experience, three professional references, drug test prior to commencing position.

# Location: Cohoes NY
# Compensation: $8.75+ hour based on experience

[Hoops_Mckann]

Damn, $7.50 per hour, that is not much more than the federal minimum wage rate is it? They want a cover letter and resume for that? I remember in the 1990s getting a few part time and full $7-8 or higher paying jobs with just an application and semi informal interview. I remember how much easier it seemed for everyone get by and get ahead at that time.

[MarkJ]

To get many of these low paying temporary or temp-to-hire jobs, job seekers often need multiple skills, manufacturing experience, reliable transportation, plus they have to pass a background check, drug screening, physical assessments, probationary periods and/or measure up to engineered labor standards.


Even if they're qualified, they're still often competing with a dozen or more better qualified, younger, healthier job seekers for every available position. Since the mid 90s, we've pretty much had an "employers market" since local regions are over-saturated with unskilled and low skilled laborers.

To add insult to injury, many of these low paying, temporary or part-time jobs are in areas with a high cost of living, so many workers live in areas with a cheaper cost of living, then commute 20/30/40 miles to work. Much of their paycheck is eaten up by the cost of gas, oil, vehicle maintenance, repairs, wear and tear, daycare, snacks and beverages for the ride etc.

Back in the late 80s/early 90s, many local employers hired people on-the-spot with an informal interview and no pre-employment conditions. Many local manufacturing jobs paid more in the 90s than they pay today, plus rents, housing, property taxes and utility bills were often half of what they are currently.

[turner]

This talk by Elizabeth Warren (Uni prof and TARP oversight committee chair) about middle class America is very interesting. Fascinating breakdown of household costs over time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akVL7QY0S8A

[heroineworshipper]

Forget 1960. There were more jobs in native American times. That's failure.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('heroineworshipper', 'F')orget 1960. There were more jobs in native American times. That's failure.

[MarkJ]

Many workers are highly productive due to incentives, bonuses and engineered labor standards. For example, many of the local unskilled/low skilled warehouse/distribution center workers make $20 plus per hour since they consistently perform 20/30/40 percent higher than engineered labor standards.

Many also receive bonuses for perfect safety records, perfect attendance or zero/limited mistakes, or they're re-trained, suspended or terminated for low productivity, safety violations or mistakes, which creates a much more productive workforce.

Many former manufacturing workers currently work in warehousing, distribution, trucking, maintenance, or other supporting industries.

[Loki]

Here are a couple disturbing graphs recently published in the Washington Post---they encapsulate a lot of what is being said here:




$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he past decade was the worst for the U.S. economy in modern times, a sharp reversal from a long period of prosperity that is leading economists and policymakers to fundamentally rethink the underpinnings of the nation's growth.

It was, according to a wide range of data, a lost decade for American workers. The decade began in a moment of triumphalism -- there was a current of thought among economists in 1999 that recessions were a thing of the past. By the end, there were two, bookends to a debt-driven expansion that was neither robust nor sustainable.

There has been zero net job creation since December 1999. No previous decade going back to the 1940s had job growth of less than 20 percent. Economic output rose at its slowest rate of any decade since the 1930s as well.

Middle-income households made less in 2008, when adjusted for inflation, than they did in 1999 -- and the number is sure to have declined further during a difficult 2009. The Aughts were the first decade of falling median incomes since figures were first compiled in the 1960s.

LINK

[Loki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', 'Y')ou know, I'm starting to think that the fundamental problem with the economy is really TOO MUCH productivity. There comes a point at which productivity kills jobs.. when one man can do the work of a hundred, then 99 men go without, you know?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', ' ')we just need politicians and industrialists who don't sell out their country for a quick buck.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
')I disagree strongly. We don't need communism, we just need politicians and industrialists who don't sell out their country for a quick buck.

[Loki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', ' ')we just need politicians and industrialists who don't sell out their country for a quick buck.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', '
')A worker's revolution?

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', '
')A worker's revolution?

[Loki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
')So when I talk about a "new communism," I'm really thinking about what will be necessary in the future (though as I said, I think its already underway with the new 20% permanently unemployed living on the government dole). What I'm getting at here is that there will come a day when because of automation, computer tech, and robotics we LITERALLY will not have enough jobs for humans to do. This coming productivity-caused job crisis can only be solved by some kind of redistribution of wealth.