Some Carrier jobs Trump ‘saved’ to be replaced with automation
Once again, we find out how much more of a sham was the Carrier deal.
Click here for reuse options!United Technologies, Carrier’s corporate parent, is admitting its $16 million investment in the facility may ultimately replace some jobs with automation, CNBC said Friday.
“We’re going to…automate to drive the cost down so that we can continue to be competitive,” United Technologies CEO Greg Hayes said in a CNBC interview earlier this week. “Is it as cheap as moving to Mexico with lower cost labor? No.
“But we will make that plant competitive just because we’ll make the capital investments there. But what that ultimately means is there will be fewer jobs.”
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15 responses to Some Carrier jobs Trump ‘saved’ to be replaced with automation
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KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 9th, 2016 at 09:56
And wait till this incompetent fool goes head to head against world leaders.
Get ready for an ass woopin’ America, cause this idiot fancies himself a great negotiator and just got taken to the cleaners by subsidiary company based in the US.
mea_mark December 9th, 2016 at 10:00
Ultimately the only real solution is going to be a #basicincome. Automation is coming and it isn’t going to stop. Will the orange one realize this and work in that direction? I doubt it. I fear America is going to have to crash and burn before it will accept the reality that we are going to have to take care of the people while the machines do most of the work. The people working is no longer going to be the back bone that carries America. Innovation and the arts is the future, supported by a universal basic income.
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2016 at 10:18
That sounds suspiciously like socialism to me.
mea_mark December 9th, 2016 at 10:21
It may be, but that is probably what will save us. It’s a new world and we need a different approach if we are to survive and thrive.
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2016 at 10:28
We can all work at 7-11 and McDonald’s.
mea_mark December 9th, 2016 at 10:36
Nope, they will be replaced by Amazon Go fully automated stores.
http://qz.com/853205/amazon-amzn-launches-a-new-grocery-store-called-amazon-go-that-could-mean-the-end-of-checkout-lines-and-millions-of-cashier-jobs/
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2016 at 10:49
I saw that. I like self-checkout, but that would take a little getting used to. And a machine can’t ask you “Would you like fries with that?” with the same feeling as a human.
Tommie December 9th, 2016 at 10:51
When i go to the grocery store, I ask the cashiers what they think of the self-checkouts and they hate them since they know they will be replaced by them someday!
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2016 at 10:54
But it will be a while, because there are still a lot of people who don’t like using them. And I can’t see running a really large order through one. They’re okay for a few things, but if you have a bulging cart, most people will go to a human. That’s been my experience anyway.
Tommie December 9th, 2016 at 10:55
Well, I know people won’t like them since if you have alcohol you are not allowed to use them! Alcohol is saving jobs! Haha!
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2016 at 10:56
At the ones here, you can check alcohol, but an attendant has to approve it, and check ID if necessary.
Tommie December 9th, 2016 at 10:57
Damn!!
Mensa Member December 9th, 2016 at 10:16
Trump is swimming with the big fish, now, and he got totally took.
Developers like him are used to working with city councils and local officials who are easily cowed.
So, expect a lot of really bad deals with America not that Trump is facing some real opponents.
Tommie December 9th, 2016 at 10:49
Remember when the republicans laughed at Obama when he said technology is going to kill jobs!
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2016 at 10:50
Some of them still think coal is coming back.