Posted on 10/16/2012 8:15:34 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Initiative to help solve unfilled jobs in aerospace industry
By Barrie Barber
FAIRBORN —
An initiative announced Friday aims to solve an ironic problem with Ohio’s economy — in spite of high unemployment rates there are more than 10,000 unfilled jobs in the state’s aerospace industry.
Wright State University will be home to the Aerospace Professional Development Center, a first-of-its-kind outreach initiative in Ohio to train, educate and attract skilled workers into the ranks of the aerospace industry, officials said Friday.
Ohio has more than 10,700 unfilled jobs in the aerospace and defense-related industries, according to state Sen. Chris Widener, R-Springfield.
“The Aerospace Professional Development Center will close that gap,” Wright State University President David R. Hopkins said at a press conference Friday that unveiled the initiative.
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"My attitude is, if you got a corporate jet, you can probably afford to pay full freight, not get a special break for it," he said, discussing ways to reduce the federal deficit."
"You'll still be able to ride on your corporate jet. You're just going to have to pay a little more," Obama said.
FLYING Magazine
NBAA Challenges Obama’s Debate Remarks
Oct 09, 2012
By: Stephen Pope
The National Business Aviation Association slammed Barack Obama’s remarks about corporate jets in last week’s presidential debate with Mitt Romney, saying the president mischaracterized the role business aviation plays in creating jobs and improving the economy.
In an open letter to Obama, NBAA head Ed Bolen said the remarks show that the president is out of touch with reality.
“Your comments seemed to illustrate a complete lack of understanding about the importance of business aviation in the U.S., and appear to be at odds with your stated interest in promoting job growth, stimulating exports, driving economic recovery and restoring America to its first-place position in manufacturing,” Bolen wrote.
http://www.noplanenogain.org/index.php?m=51&s=340&id=388
http://johnb0127.hubpages.com/hub/President-Obama-and-His-War-on-the-Upper-Class
Obama: “In order to solve both the manpower shortage in the aerospace industry and lower the number of folks on welfare, I am issuing an executive order which requires that aerospace companies with federal contracts hire welfare recipients. In this day and age it is fundamentally unfair that trained workers get all the high paying jobs”.
I have plenty of quals that would get me a good aerospace job in Ohio, but would go on welfare first.
The problem is....Ohio.
When I once was sentenced...er....going to grad school in Dayton, for two winters in a row - the electrical unions decided to strike. They even took out a couple of power stations to show just how serious they were about making sure we peons had power. It was lots of fun worrying about keeping my family warm, studying, and calculatings means to keep the house from freezing when some sub-IQ union jerk threatened to remove my electricity.
Ohio can sink into the ocean (right next to CA), hopefully taking all democratic goons with them.
Good riddance.
To fill quota, even ‘Obama phone lady’ will be able to get in and onto the program.
I know how they do it (filling quota) in corporate world, and I'll bet gubmint is even worse.
10,700 unfilled jobs in one sector in one state? Not sure I believe it. There have quite a few such stories the past year or so, large numbers of unfilled, or supposedly unfillable good paying jobs in specific industries. More information needed.
Let’s get to nitty gritty of this, are these Jobs @ GE Jet Engines and or the feeder / suppliers?.... If so no thanks...
Aerospace answer: more H1B visas, because there aren’t enough “qualified” Americans to fill those positions. You gotta be kidding me, in a region where there was literally a machine or fab shop on every corner, in an area with a high concentration of experienced engineers, and they can’t find anyone? I can already see where this is going.
There are plenty of people with the appropriate skills and experience to fill many of those openings if those jobs do indeed exist. The problems lie with HR practices and Management’s utter dependency on them as a separate entity. HR departments have been empowered by Management’s preference for being disassociated from that process except for when a signature is needed.
Also, HR departments are very often run by women, a protected class and very, very often they are liberal Democrats and are more likely to discriminate against those who are not part of a protected class of US citizen.
IMHO, corporations who rely so heavily on their HR departments and corporate policies are shooting themselves in the foot.
Many a worthy, competent candidate gets turned away all because they don’t meet 100 percent of HR-established criteria and corporate “zero tolerance” policies and I’m not talking about hiring illegal aliens or violent felons.
Don’t hand me that crap about not being able to find good people because they’re right under your noses...or should I say thumbs?
Yes.
I don’t know anything about this GOP senator, but maybe he is trying to jump on the Obama band wagon?
Is he a Rino?
“Ohio has more than 10,700 unfilled jobs in the aerospace and defense-related industries, according to state Sen. Chris Widener, R-Springfield. “
http://www.western-star.com/news/news/local/abortion-foes-call-out-senators-1/nPSbm/
Bravo
IAM Plans For Prolonged Strike At Bombardier Learjet
By Kerry Lynch kerry_lynch@aviationweek.com
Source: AWIN First
October 16, 2012
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is preparing for a prolonged strike at Bombardier’s Learjet facility in Wichita, approving increased benefits beginning on the third week of the walkout.
About 825 of Bombardier’s 3,000-plus workers in Wichita went on strike Oct. 8 after IAM members rejected the company’s five-year contract proposal over health benefits and wage increases.
Contract talks have not resumed since the workers went on strike, and none are scheduled. Bombardier says it is “hopeful that the union representing our employees will soon return to the bargaining table” and that the two parties can resolve the impasse.
Union leaders increased the strike fund benefits to $350 per week for members who participate in strike shifts. The union notes that additional benefits are available for six weeks, and the union would “review it at that point.”
In the interim, Bombardier has implemented a contingency plan to minimize disruption. The company has kept quiet on the plan’s specifics, saying only that it is “focused on continuing product development, aircraft deliveries and maintaining service to our customers.”
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_10_16_2012_p0-507519.xml#
Navistar (Indiana) had similar problems in 2005 and in subsequent years. Their HR department went on a recruiting binge looking for people in MI to fill in for the striking union folks but HR points of contact said nothing about that. The jobs I was made aware of were in areas of design engineering (CAD) and other skilled technical types. The project I was recruited for was a new school bus design and those vehicles are currently in service.
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