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In 2003, Kimberly-Clark Health Care unveiled a global business plan that called for a reduction in U.S. manufacturing plants.
Earlier today, Kimberly-Clark announced the closure of two more locations: Draper, Utah and Pocatello, Idaho.
In 2003, the Draper facility employed 850 workers. Today, the facility operates with 451 and the Pocatello facility with 318 employees. In less than two years, Kimberly-Clarke has transferred 40% of their health care manufacturing operations to Mexico.
The AFL-CIO convention opened yesterday in Chicago.
Organized labor in the US has been facing decades of declining membership and influence. In the 50s and 60s, about 30% of all private sector employees were unionized.
Today, that is a scant 10%.
Recently, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich suggested that we round up and deport the millions of illegal aliens who currently reside in the U.S.
Silly mortal...what on earth was he thinking? Simple solutions to complicated problems just confuse the powers that be--he should have used graphs and flow charts...you know, visual aids that provide an opportunity for interpretation.