If we had good cheap satellite internet, I'd have one of those sprinter vans as an RV, working from home, anywhere in the US.
Posted on 11/18/2017 2:58:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
While the debate continues over whether stricter trade rules are needed to boost U.S. jobs, the head of the Mercedes-Benz Vans plant in North Charleston says his company is already helping to fulfill President Donald Trump's campaign promise to put more Americans to work.
"I think having this facility here and the fact that we've made the decision to expand in North Charleston is something that is already very good in alignment with what your president wants — to have more things done locally and not in Mexico or some other region," said Michael Balke, president and CEO of the $500 million Sprinter van plant under construction in Palmetto Commerce Park.
Balke said he hasn't kept up with every twist and turn in recent negotiations over a revised North American Free Trade Agreement, but the 1,300 workers Mercedes-Benz Vans will employ when its new factory is completed is "just a starting point," with hundreds more jobs likely as suppliers begin to migrate closer to the manufacturer.....
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If we had good cheap satellite internet, I'd have one of those sprinter vans as an RV, working from home, anywhere in the US.
Mercedes had a ‘neutrality’ agreement wherein they would neither encourage nor discourage unionization. Last I heard, the employees rejected the UAW. Are they still union-free?
I’m thinking about buying a 4x4 version and converting it into an RV.
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