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Well, more jobs are going to mexico! Polaris, the makers of Victory motorcycles, and Polaris snowmobiles, just announced that they will be moving their production to mexico!! Just Wednesday our company president announced that if obama and congress pass the upcoming environmental regulations and osha regulations that we too will be moving to mexico!!! So, from others experiences, do you take the severance package, or do you jump ship and find another job elsewhere? This really sucks ‘cause I finally found a job I really enjoy, and I’m actually good at!! Alph.  |
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« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2010, 07:08:49 AM » |
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Better start learning Spanish, Alph.  Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it will not happen. The best to you, and good luck. MP |
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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2010, 07:35:56 AM » |
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How long have you been there? What type of work do you do? What is the job market look like in your area?
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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2010, 07:38:52 AM » |
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 them jackassessss just keep running everything out of usa .. then wander what happened. there ya go !! now who votee for jobama anyhow???
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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2010, 07:49:32 AM » |
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At least it doesn't have anything to do with them being able to pay Mexicans 1/4 your pay with no FICA.
I'm sure, like they said, it's only because they can don't have to worry about worker safety or pollution regulations in Mexico.
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« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2010, 07:53:01 AM » |
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i've only been there for two years. i'm in electrical/maintenance department, do some light PLC programming (nothing hard), and get the machines running again when ever anything shuts them down. the job market around here is not very good, unless you want to be a waiter, or janitor for the school systems, and to get those jobs you better know someone!!
scanner; it's mainly because of government regulations that their looking at moving. i don't understand why our government hates jobs? who's going to pay for all their big socialist programs when people like me are looking for a job?
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2010, 08:26:08 AM » |
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At least it doesn't have anything to do with them being able to pay Mexicans 1/4 your pay with no FICA.
I'm sure, like they said, it's only because they can don't have to worry about worker safety or pollution regulations in Mexico.
OR OFFER HEALTH CARE ! ! Why cant all these libs just have a cigar and an intern and leave us the hell alone! ? |
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2010, 09:18:44 AM » |
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Hey!!! I voted for Obama six times and he hasnt paid my house payment yet..........Hes a liar, I say impeach him! PS I really didnt vote for him, and I dont have a house payment........but the rest is true!!!!!! |
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2010, 09:31:19 AM » |
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2010, 10:51:45 AM » |
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All is not lost Alph. According to Pelosi, you can go ahead and quit your job and at least still have health care paid for by the rest of us. That right there ought to be at least some peace of mind. Can't speak for the rest on here, but since you're a Valk rider, I don't mind chipping in a little extra tax for YOUR health ins. It looks like we may ALL have to be learning Spanglish before long. Now, 'andale, 'andale, Eee haw! (from the old Speedy Gonzales cartoons) Go ride that VAlk. And grassyyourazz or something or other. Hopefully, it will all work out to your advantage in the end. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2010, 11:33:45 AM » |
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micky, thankfully my wife works for a hospital and our health insurance isn't that expensive.
i really see government as the problem. when i owned my own business, the regulations were the pain in you know were! things have just gotten nutz in the last couple years. there doesn't seem to be any difference between the parties.
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2010, 12:13:33 PM » |
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Not good - that's what happened to my plant - I took the severance - however, I have not been able to find another job yet of course it's only been 18 months  - I'm thinking I should have taken one of the jobs in China or Mexico, then I could be retiring soom 
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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2010, 12:54:47 PM » |
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Not good - that's what happened to my plant - I took the severance - however, I have not been able to find another job yet of course it's only been 18 months - I'm thinking I should have taken one of the jobs in China or Mexico, then I could be retiring soom If you take the job in mexico, learn the language, get a tan and sneak back accross the border youd really have it made! |
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2010, 01:36:14 PM » |
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If you take the job in mexico, learn the language, get a tan and sneak back accross the border youd really have it made! [/quote] chris, you're a jerk.  (that did make me laugh though!!) |
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2010, 03:04:12 AM » |
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Man I almost bought a Victory as a second bike, no more even thinking about it.
Honda do still manufacture in Marysville USA, is this right
Then we have Harley Davidson and Boss Hoss.
Any other major motorcycle manufacturers in the USA?
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« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2010, 04:47:45 AM » |
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Man I almost bought a Victory as a second bike, no more even thinking about it.
Honda do still manufacture in Marysville USA, is this right
Then we have Harley Davidson and Boss Hoss.
Any other major motorcycle manufacturers in the USA?
Sorry, Honda quit making them in Marysville. Took the operation back to Japan last year I think |
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« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2010, 05:32:07 AM » |
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As I understand it, the Goldwings have moved back to Japan, they are going to make cars in the Marysville plant. However, on the GW boards, it sounds like Honda is NOT making a Goldwing this year. They are going to skip a year with no production. Lots of speculation if they are bringing out a new model, or not.
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« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2010, 05:49:54 AM » |
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As I understand it, the Goldwings have moved back to Japan, they are going to make cars in the Marysville plant. However, on the GW boards, it sounds like Honda is NOT making a Goldwing this year. They are going to skip a year with no production. Lots of speculation if they are bringing out a new model, or not.
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« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2010, 05:55:30 AM » |
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micky, thankfully my wife works for a hospital and our health insurance isn't that expensive.
i really see government as the problem. when i owned my own business, the regulations were the pain in you know were! things have just gotten nutz in the last couple years. there doesn't seem to be any difference between the parties.
Yea lets have less gov. regulation on business, I am sure BP and the oil idiots will vote for that, they have destroyed the gulf and will be yelling drill baby drill again soon. |
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« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2010, 06:49:22 AM » |
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As I understand it, the Goldwings have moved back to Japan, they are going to make cars in the Marysville plant. However, on the GW boards, it sounds like Honda is NOT making a Goldwing this year. They are going to skip a year with no production. Lots of speculation if they are bringing out a new model, or not.
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« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2010, 07:42:28 AM » |
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20,000.000.00 wanna be's can't have what you earned if they can't regulate it away from you. You'll have your opportunity to change that soon. Vote em all out!
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« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2010, 09:18:07 AM » |
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Man I almost bought a Victory as a second bike, no more even thinking about it.
Honda do still manufacture in Marysville USA, is this right
Then we have Harley Davidson and Boss Hoss.
Any other major motorcycle manufacturers in the USA?
I had a Kawasaki that was built in Lincoln, Nebraska back in the eighties, I don't know if that is still so. Hoser |
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« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2010, 10:27:30 AM » |
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Man I almost bought a Victory as a second bike, no more even thinking about it.
Honda do still manufacture in Marysville USA, is this right
Then we have Harley Davidson and Boss Hoss.
Any other major motorcycle manufacturers in the USA?
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« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2010, 02:18:55 PM » |
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Which brands are manufactured in the USA
1) Harley Davidson
2) Boss Hoss
Others?
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« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2010, 02:36:47 PM » |
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The problem is they know what they are doing.
Whittling away at the USA.
They want to be comfortable the elite that is and tell us how to live our lives.
They know best in thier minds.
It will keep us the US weak and out of foriegn affairs.
The writing is on the WALL.
No US meddling in affiars of other Govenrments, they don't want to stand up for Liberty anymore.
So if they weaken the US they gain more control over what we can and cannot do.
It is a GRAND SCHEME we are looking at.
Your only paronoid if they are really out to get the MIDDLE CLASS and make one class the lower class
dependant on the Government for everything so you have to vote their way or else.
Dems have always used this kind of leverage to maintain thier power base.
It's fairly easy to see, we are seeing it now.
Sorry Alph about your job , but the despareging words will not help your situation I have just spouted.
But WE can vote and get this thing turned around.
Manufacturing is the base for all Middle Class Existance.
When it goes we go.
Big AL . I was layed off 7 times in ten years ,that has to be a record for a non-construction type job.
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« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2010, 02:45:08 PM » |
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40% of Harley is outsourced but they use the best Japanese Parts they can find.
It may become the new Honda before long.
Showa Forks.
Showa rear Shocks.
Farmed out electronics.
Frame fabbed here but is manufactured, the steel that is, somehwere else.
Porsche made the VROD ENGINE to begin with.
AND ALL I REPEAT ALL OF THE CLOTHES AND HELMETS AND BOOTS AND GLOVES AND JACKETS
ANY THING YOU TOUCH IN THE CLOTHES BOUTIQUE IS Chinese.
Chinese, Communist, Ungodly, Slave labor in a lot of cases, no human rights to speak of.
What a country to do business with.
We owe our damn souls to the Company Store ,,,,,,,,,,China.
What a mess.
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« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2010, 02:53:21 PM » |
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When Harly goes water cooled and is made in China(GET THE COST WAY DOWN) it will bury the
competition. And my Harley Stock will rise but my Bike won't be worth DOODOO>.
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« Reply #27 on: May 23, 2010, 06:20:59 PM » |
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Al, all I can say is that Ross Perot was right. Everyone else was a pack of liars.
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« Reply #28 on: May 23, 2010, 06:40:02 PM » |
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