Comments on: Sensata workers protest at Romney campaign event in Bettendorf, Iowa

By: Dave Andreychuck

Dave Andreychuck — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:12:41 +0000

Bottom line is American laborers, unskilled laborers that is, can’t do much outside of accepting a job that would pay at or below the minimum wage. Are these same workers also to abandon hope of owning their own homes? Are their children to accept their fate early on and forget about college-that is only for those who can afford it-so that they can one day work for a bare minimum and live in substandard housing?

This is China…this is India…this is any third world country where large American corporations are shipping jobs. These men and women who take on call center, manufacturing, and other jobs are no more qualified to take the jobs than Americans are. The only difference is that their labor can be had for a song…their labor will work and live in substandard circumstances. Their labor has accepted, either through a caste system or some other form of discrimination that their lives will not improve-their is NO DREAM TO BE HAD.

It angers me to see these corporations given tax break after tax break. It angers me to see Romney act like he was just doing business as usual. I could go on and on…but clearly I’ve stated my favor for the workers at Sensata–I hope their is a light at the end of the tunnel. If their isn’t though, don’t blame yourselves–blame the greedy hands that run your corporation.

By: Dave Callahan

Dave Callahan — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:46:28 +0000

Tough call. If you could produce the same produce at a fraction of the cost, you would do it! It’s a world market for laborors. What can Americans do to be more competitive is the question?

By: west129

west129 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:56:48 +0000

“Sensata develops, manufactures and sells sensors and controls for major auto manufacturers such as Ford and General Motors.”

GM has been outsourced and thousand of dealerships were closed by no other than Obama, the king of outsourcing. But nobody talks about that.

It only makes sense to send the jobs over sea to so to be closer to GM.

The problem is that 168 Sensata employers are not unionized and therefore, Obama is not interested in helping but is eager usinf them as pawns for his political games and for his gain. To blame Romney is absurd. How about blaming Honeywell that intended to take bankruptcy and fire all people?

By: Manny

Manny — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:44:46 +0000

If your job was getting shipped to China after working loyally for 33 years you’d be yelling too.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:33:29 +0000

I was there. Romney did not hear what this man said. Nor could anyone else. He was yelling and was escorted outside. He was not ignored. Yelling while someone is speaking is not proper etiquette.