“We can hope...”
They will be voted out, all of them.
I was born and raised there. Grew up in Newton, Iowa, where Maytag was fueling the city with large sums of money manufacturing washers, dryers, dishwashers and microwave ovens, not to mention the Maytag Bleu Cheese!
Plant 1, plant 2, R&D and headquarters -— Gone!
Now, all but the Bleu Cheese is in Mexico.
I never saw a more confused company. The new executive they brought in didn't like Newton or Iowa, for that matter. The company made a series of other bad investments that didn't pay, yet there was a curious arrogance amongst the office and managerial people.
Then, there was the autoworkers who didn't give a fig about the company's health. A high school mate was a union steward and gave me a funny look when I asked why the employees didn't look after production. “Not our job,” he said.