I’m not sure if it’s so clear cut.
If the choice is between keeping manufacturing jobs in the US with union employees, government environmental restrictions, and going out of business,
or moving manufacturing jobs abroad so you continue to employee American management, office workers, sales representatives, truck drivers, and give payments to your retiree American stock holders, option B is a bit better.
As a result of the decision to discontinue the Sterling brand, the St. Thomas, Ontario, plant will cease truck manufacturing operations in March 2009, concurrent with the expiration of the existing agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers members employed there. The plant manufactures Sterling medium- and heavy-duty trucks.Funny, no word on those evil Carolinians for stealing Oregon's jobs (not that I saw).DTNA will also close the Portland, Oregon, truck manufacturing plant in June 2010, when current labor contracts expire. Western Star commercial production will be assigned to the company’s Santiago, Mexico plant, while production of Freightliner-branded military vehicles will take place at one of the company’s manufacturing facilities in the Carolinas by mid-year 2010. A migrating supplier base and high logistics costs have had a major impact on the cost of production in this location.
press release, October 14, 2008.
Only 12% of manufacturing is union.