I absolutely understand the value of a country being able to produce its own materials, but one thing I’ve always question is how many people, man or woman is actually willing to work these positions once they get back to the US.
Most of why they were outsourced is because corporations can pay (or not pay) people in third world countries much less than they can Americans, but how do you convince companies to open these mines and factories in the US, and how do you convince these companies to actually play their employees first world wages? A lot of the regulations we have in place in terms of operating mines is because of corporations cutting corners, intentionally hiding the health risks until they were unavoidable and similar actions, so it’s just something I honestly can’t wait to see how it actually comes into action.
A few important distinctions:
Hard labour in United States will be significantly safer and potentially easier due to better equipment, regulations and standards.
You are going to want these jobs because they pay well. Part of the reason why there is a huge nursing shortage in Canada is because the pay is awful compared to a factory job. You can work 19 bucks an hour CAD to service 40 patients which often times means lifting 200 pounds every 10 minutes while lugging a cart that is around 300 pounds full of meds while at the same time dealing with angry patient families who think you are not giving good service (which you aren't because you have 40 patients) OR you can work in a mine doing similar back breaking labor and get paid 38 dollars CAD an hour. Even if I try to steelman the nursing position and say you are getting 32 dollars an hour (hospital wages) that's still lower than a mining job. You can't outsource nursing either but people don't want to work if they aren't getting paid properly. Mining jobs and factory jobs pay well.
US isn't Canada so it doesn't do stupid shit like freeze wages for extremely difficult jobs. The corps may be greedy but they still want the job done. You'll actually get benefits and have proper contracts that don't screw you out of benefits. At least I've not seen any real evidence that US resource extraction industry treats its workers like expendable trash.
Nursing as a profession has also been watered down by creating subclasses of credentials.
There are Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Personal Support Workers, etc.
Nursing homes in my jurisdiction are literally hiring FOBs off the street with zero credentials and placing them in care roles by pretending there is a labor shortage and refusing to pay even the lowest credentialed PSWs more than a buck or two above minimum wage.
What does FOB mean? Not familiar with that acronym.
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