If you are in the industry, you then understand that a large number of manufacturers are deferring the investment in automation and simply going for the cheap labor overseas.
BTW, there are no "unskilled jobs" anymore, at least not in a well-run plant.
The canard about 'nuts onto bolts' is just that; more often the assembler has a multitude of tasks which INCLUDE 'nuts/bolts,' and, far more important, include QC exams.
Multi-tasking is the operative these days--but you knew that already, right??
Yes, I do understand that companies like Black & Decker are simply going for cheap labor overseas instead of modernizing their factories here. That is called mis-management. It cannot be stopped with gov't regulation or tarriffs. Companies like this are doomed.
BTW, there are no "unskilled jobs" anymore, at least not in a well-run plant.
Absolutely not true!!!!!! Obviously, you do not go into many manufacturing plants. There are thousands of jobs done by people like filling bottles of perfume by hand, or packing bottles into boxes by hand. These companies are doomed to move overseas if they do not automate.