Pennsylvania manufacturer thrives, if only it can find good workers

Washington Examiner ^ | 10/04/2020 | Salena Zito

[SpeedyInTexas]

The instant you walk into the massive, 750,000-square-foot PHB Industries tool and die plant, the smells and sounds of the buzz and hum of machines and people making things engulfs your senses; instantly, you are aware you are in a place where man, woman, technology, natural resources, and robotics all collaborate for a multitude of product creation and assembly.

Aluminum die-casting, zinc die-casting, machines of every size, shape, and capabilities are everywhere, some run by a computer, some giving off thousands of degrees of heat, and some guided by skilled workers.

[VeniVidiVici]

Manufacturing here in Western Maryland, PA and WV are hurting for workers. Just now starting to recover after paying folks $600 a week to sit at home.

A local FedEx is paying folks $22hr to sling packages. McDonalds is offering $15hr to watch beef cook.

And unemployment is already below 8%. Much, much better than the dog years under Obama and Biden. Trump has cut unemployment IN HALF from the high a few months ago.

[thescourged1]

Same. Here in SW Missouri the various plants are crying for help. And yes, the word I get from the men running those plants place the blame on the subsidization of laziness by the Feds. That really was a dumb move that didn’t take human nature into account.

[EEGator]

The package slinging is part time, so no benefits.
The Labor Force participation rate is 61.7, down from 63.2 from last year.
None of this is Trump’s fault, but if you think everything is okay, you are sorely mistaken.
Airlines, cruises, restaurants, bars, hotels, tourism, entertainment, real estate, etc. have debts to be paid.
How many haven’t paid rent/mortgage in a number of months?
What happens when the “free” government money stops?

[immadashell]

It is just amazing what lowering taxes does!

[ebshumidors]

Fedex has medical for part timers

[EEGator]

You sure?

[SunkenCiv]

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[caww]

Ivanka and her team have been setting up ‘training’ and educational hubs all over the state as Trump
recognized skilled workers were an issue. These have proved beneficial for needing workers..

The same thing happened when the fracking Industry came into Pa. the lack of trained people created issues...so they began training people via various locations and signing up for...

[ronnie raygun]

So systemic racism and racist hiring practices having got to them yet

[caww]

Frankly if you're not working one needs to get ‘whatever work is available’ and be actively seeking what they otherwise want. That's what most people do who are not eager to be on unemployment.......they forget that long term unemployment is recognized by employers when they see that on your application....often taken as a red flag.

[caww]

Frankly if you're not working one needs to get ‘whatever work is available’ and be actively seeking what they otherwise want. That's what most people do who are not eager to be on unemployment.......they forget that long term unemployment is recognized by employers when they see that on your application....often taken as a red flag.

[Alberta's Child]

FedEx built a business model based on hiring part-time staff and offering them medical coverage through the company’s insurance plan. This worked well for them because the premiums tended to be very low. The “package slingers” tend to be younger and healthier than your average worker.

I had a meeting at FedEx a few years ago and toured their Memphis hub one of the nights I was there. I wouldn’t be surprised if 80% of the part-time staff working the overnight shift were students at the University of Memphis.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here in SC, employees on unemployment who refused to go back to work when offered can keep it going until their hearing with the commission which is backed up months. Many were fired by mail. Friend had a few at his factory who recently had their hearings. Their unemployment was cut off and they’ll have to pay all of the money back from the time they refused. They were arrogant enough to think they would get to keep all of the money. The factory will never hire them back.

He says now most of their replacement employees are serial killer types.

[Vigilanteman]

Then people will take available jobs, even if they pay less than government handouts.

I am old enough to remember how this chapter played out in the first Reagan administration. They said he was heartless and his party suffered a major shellacking in the 1982 midterms. We all know what happened two years later.

[EEGator]

One could also consider it a red flag to work part time making less money than on unemployment while not increasing your actual career field’s skill set. They might also see you as desperate, and willing to work for less.

They might be hard workers, but they don’t understand incentive or opportunity cost.

[EEGator]

Then you’re old enough to not understand many younger people.
Many people will take $800 a week unemployment over $800 a week for 40 hours.

[EEGator]

Thanks for the information.

[caltaxed]

Tool and Die maker was the top paying trade before those jobs and tooling were shipped overseas.

Kids think robotics will replace machinist jobs, but they said the same thing with the introduction of CNC machine tools. So far technology has only improved the higher skilled positions in the trade and made the jobs more fun.

At some point robotics and machine learning may replace all of us but the workers either building and repairing complex things will be harder to replace.

[DoughtyOne]

Pennsylvania manufacturer thrives, if only it can find good workers

The implication there are no willing or capable workers in the United States is severely flawed.