And anticipating the next argument, Oh yes, all of these jobs can be automated. If we can automate cotton picking, we can automate whatever this is...
Spot on.
Today (March 3 2010) at approximately 7:30 am, a mere 45 minutes after the first shift bell rang, warehouse workers evacuated the SC2 (Supply Chains Company) warehouse after hearing a rumor or Immigration Control planning to make a visit. About two thirds of the warehouse workers up and clocked out after hearing this rumor in hopes of dodging the whole scenario all together. This only left a couple hundred people left working in the whole facility. SC2 is a company that is contracted by the "Big Yellow (Caterpillar)" as a parts packaging facility.
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