Rusted Sky

Is apparently falling a little... flat.

Ohio.com - Clinton campaign stops at Lockheed Martin

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told several hundred workers at Lockheed Martin Friday afternoon that she would create more opportunities — and stop jobs from being shipped overseas.

Clinton said many of the country's defense contracts — Lockheed's specialty — have been outsourced to other countries. For example, night vision technology was invented in the United States but the products are no longer made here, she said.

''I want to do everything I can to keep growing jobs and opportunities,'' Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, said during a 12-minute speech delivered on the floor of the cavernous Lockheed factory.

The crowd of about 300 Lockheed employees and invited guests didn't break into applause and cheers as often happens at
such campaign stops.

Well, the union's getting ready to go on strike - it's been about 3 years, and they're getting ready to try to squeeze more out of the company.

They don't seem to connect the idea that shoddy work (which is why an awful lot of the manufacturing jobs got outsourced at the plant) coupled with high wages and benefit levels will result in jobs being lost.

But it's an entitlement mentality. The union guy driving a late model Porshe Boxster thinks he's being screwed by the company and wants more... for the 'little guy'.

Update - this post was originally put out before the union did their final strike vote. And the result was... they ended up accepting the contract. But from what I'm lately hearing around the plant - Hillary isn't trusted, and Obama trusted only slightly... Union support or not - they can't be BELIEVED - and that's hurting them badly.

Originally posted on 2-17-08

J.