"By the time they got to Woodstock..."

[alfreda89]

"Ontario workers are well-trained."

A friend sent this to me, commenting that the Southeast apparently has chosen to remain in the 19th century in more than one way--and this employer's decision reflects the situation.

And note the remark about health care...

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/050630/b0630102.html

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[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

He said Nissan and Honda have encountered difficulties getting new plants up to full production in recent years in Mississippi and Alabama due to an untrained - and often illiterate - workforce. In Alabama, trainers had to use "pictorials" to teach some illiterate workers how to use high-tech plant equipment.

The said part is that it would take more than a generation to fix this problem, and only if we started now.

I wonder if this story will get any play here in the States...?

[vincam.livejournal.com]

apparently has chosen to remain in the 19th century in more than one way

Well, if you're going to build a plant in a rural area, you're going to get illiterate or semi-illiterate workers. "Choosing" isn't the case. The plant is going in near...CAMBRIDGE? I daresay there are few spots in the country that can compete with that, education-wise, let alone areas where there is little money to run schools. Furthermore, if you want to talk about a bad school system, go to California. In general the American public school systems suck, compared to the rest of the world. We like to think we've got the best of everything, but it's a dream. The American dream that never was.

And the article goes on to mention that our profit-oriented health care system is largely to blame for the unfavorable comparison between American and Canadian workers. I'm glad employers are complaining about the high cost of the insurance racket. Then maybe something will be done about it.