Word: labors
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...matter what congress or President Obama does, there is one aspect of the industry that is beyond rescue. The Detroit of the American Dream, the Benevolent Manufacturing State - the big-metal, Big Labor, big-brother, bigger-than-its-britches Detroit - is deader than Studebaker...
...Detroiters made the pilgrimage to Fremont en masse to see the miracle of NUMMI. Some dismissed what should have become a model for the entire industry. True, the technology wasn't that innovative. But Toyota had made the workforce integral to improving the system. Workers were not mere labor inputs. GM had no problem understanding the just-in-time inventory system Toyota used, but executing it required a buy-in from the shop floor so that everyone was dedicated to improvement. The Toyota system, says MacDuffie, "relies on contributions from employees. It feels vulnerable, but your willingness to be open...
...foreign." Many overseas carmakers build cars in the U.S. Why do these cars offer a better bang for the buck than GM's? The answer is with the United Auto Workers, who receive far higher pay and benefits than non-union workers in comparable jobs. As long as the labor bosses' power remains, Detroit's Big Three are doomed. President Truman stood up to the railroad unions. I hope Barack Obama will stand up to the auto unions. John Bucur, Wellington, Florida...
...depiction of the Philippines' experience with labor emigration captures what I have seen in many parts of the country. Most of the newly constructed concrete homes you find in rural areas are built from remittances; people point to the homes and describe them as "from Saudi," "from Dubai," "from Italy," etc. When you ask a youngster what she dreams of being, she will say, "A nurse, so I can go abroad." The outflow of Filipino workers is about supply and demand, globalisation and economic growth. I just hope that this phenomenon is temporary. Lisa Crisostomo, Rillaar, Belgium...
...many of us, it seems an irreversible phenomenon - most overseas workers will tell you they had no other choice but to leave and historical data show that the number of Filipino women working overseas surpasses men, pointing to what some have described as a "feminization" of labor. A mother's absence often leads to unspoken psychological consequences that are felt intensely by children. The problem our overseas workers face is a multigenerational one. Life is about making choices, whether you're rich or poor, but it's up to every Filipino - not just those who are compelled to work abroad...