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Thousands to be laid off as 2 Indiana companies announce move to Mexico (UTEC & Carrier)
Fox ^ | February 11, 2016

Posted on 02/12/2016 11:41:38 AM PST by xzins

Edited on 02/12/2016 3:19:04 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

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In a move guaranteeing that 2,100 workers will be out of a job, two Indiana plants have plans to move operations to Mexico.

The companies, who make products for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), will begin layoffs within the next two years.

Carrier Corp. said it would shutter its Indianapolis plant employing 1,400 workers and move its manufacturing to Mexico. The plant's workers would be laid off over three years starting in 2017.

United Technologies Electronic Controls (UTEC) also announced Wednesday that it will move its Huntington manufacturing operations to a new plant in Mexico, costing the northeastern Indiana city 700 jobs by 2018. Those workers make microprocessor-based controls for the HVAC and refrigeration industries.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; fraud; imisswilliegreen; jobs; manufacturing; mexico; nafta; trade; trump; trumpwasright
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To: xzins

Pretty soon Mexico is going to have to put up a wall to keep Americans from going there to take their jobs back.


61 posted on 02/12/2016 1:49:37 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: MarMema

http://www.dailydetroit.com/2016/02/11/new-jobs-on-the-way-thanks-to-state-investment-in-business-expansions-and-community-improvement-projects/

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced on Wednesday that the Michigan Strategic Fund has approved the funding of three business expansions and three community developments in Michigan. Combined, the projects are expected to generate more than $13.6 million in investment and will create 335 jobs throughout the state.


62 posted on 02/12/2016 1:50:25 PM PST by MarMema
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To: MarMema

http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/largest-particleboard-mill-to-be-built-in-northern-michigan

Largest particleboard mill to be built in northern Michigan


63 posted on 02/12/2016 1:51:28 PM PST by MarMema
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To: Ocoeeman

“Today 40% of all businesses labor costs here in the US is due to regulatory compliance”

Wow. I knew it was high but I didn’t realize it was that high. Even with a lot of natural advantages we still have over competing nations, such as infrastructure, etc. that’s still a huge handicap to have to overcome.


64 posted on 02/12/2016 1:56:37 PM PST by mbrfl
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Let's fill'er up folks...
65 posted on 02/12/2016 2:05:10 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: mbrfl

The execs at Carrier were asked to name specific regulations that were causing them to move off shore and they couldn’t name any.


66 posted on 02/12/2016 2:08:14 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: american colleen

That is the beauty of trade tariffs. That cut the crap instantly.


67 posted on 02/12/2016 2:09:35 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: xzins
I wonder if this "move" is possible because of Clinton's NAFTA or Bush's CAFTA?

Bottom line...We get the SHAFTA.

68 posted on 02/12/2016 2:13:35 PM PST by skimbell
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To: Trumpinator
If you are for free trade you are not a patriot.

Patriotism ends at the wallets edge.

69 posted on 02/12/2016 2:14:01 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes

Rush pushed for NAFTA like crazy.


70 posted on 02/12/2016 2:15:08 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Thanks for the info. I’m not specifically defending Carrier in this instance. I don’t know enough about the specific circumstances, but just in general wanted to point out that the company is not always to blame in such cases. Sometimes they have little choice.


71 posted on 02/12/2016 2:16:42 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: Iron Munro

Free Trade™ recommended by Marxist everywhere.


72 posted on 02/12/2016 2:17:28 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Mears

I replaced a micro wave oven that I inherited that was built in the USA in the 1980s. It finally died two years ago. Since then I have had to replace my Japan built(Chinese parts) micro wave twice.


73 posted on 02/12/2016 2:20:27 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: nicksaunt
"U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly says the head of the Carrier Corporation could not point to one federal regulation which the company says was responsible for its decision to relocate facilities in Indianapolis and Huntington to Mexico."
74 posted on 02/12/2016 2:22:24 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Mears
Finding a decent 2 slice toaster is as difficult as seeking The Holy Grail.

LOL, I thought that I was the only one that could not find a decent 2 slice toaster.

75 posted on 02/12/2016 2:25:34 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: mbrfl
"Today 40% of all businesses labor costs here in the US is due to regulatory compliance"

This is misleading propaganda. Manufacturing labor costs are a small part of the overall retail price of any manufactured good. It averages between 6-8% of the retail unit price. So 40% of 8% is 3% of the retail price. 3 cents on the dollar. You cannot trust a thing any corporate exec tells you. They are paid to lie.

76 posted on 02/12/2016 2:27:06 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: mbrfl

In a just world the executive that delivered that speech to the gathered employees would have left in an ambulance.


77 posted on 02/12/2016 2:28:47 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes
What NAFTA and global trade has done to the American economy the past 20 years has been absolutely catastrophic

I agree, and they're trying for more of the same, if not worse with the TPP and other pending agreements.

You said you were young during the NAFTA debate. The public opposed NAFTA by around 65% or more, and its supporters could not get it through the House until several congressmen were bought off with special consideration for business and ag interests in their districts.

Here is a fairly short article from 11/18/1993 about the NAFTA passage and some of what it took to get it passed.

House Approves U.S.-Canada-Mexico Trade Pact on 234 to 200 Vote, Giving Clinton Big Victory

Nothing brings out the Uniparty forces like one of the big globalist trade or immigration deals. I can recall back to the late 1950s and recall no legislation that brought out the full court press like the NAFTA debate.

78 posted on 02/12/2016 2:33:21 PM PST by Will88
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To: central_va

3% of the retail price doesn’t tell the whole story. 3% of the retail price may still represent 40% of the manufacturer’s costs. The markup once it’s sold is a separate issue and out of their hands. Just to reiterate, I’m not defending Carrier in this instance. They may be leaving for all the wrong reasons. Just pointing out not to loose sight of the fact that companies sometimes have legitimate reasons to move if they want to survive. That reality also needs to be dealt with by our government.


79 posted on 02/12/2016 2:38:47 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl

Ballsy move considering Trump is going to win. Pretty in your face if you ask me. I hope Trump slaps a hug tariff on all imports.


80 posted on 02/12/2016 2:41:38 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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