Procter & Gamble to close Brockville, Ont. plant move to West Virginia

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Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."
 
Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."

And some of the effects of NAFTA get reversed! Awesome!
 
Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."
I hope they aren't moving to WV because they can pay shit wages. The state is hit hard as it is. Its a beautiful state but the economy has been hit hard. Good luck to the West Virginians who will HOPEFULLY get a great job!
 
Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."

And some of the effects of NAFTA get reversed! Awesome!

It's sad really, and I will tell you why.

NAFTA should be a success, especially between the U.S and Canada. It isn't however, and the reasons are very simple, Canada is socialist, crony capitalist and neo-Communist. They do not support liberty, preferring to remain a near caste system, blossoming from Kings, Queens and their royal Guards. America is, by and large a free market, capitalist system. These difference alone ensured that American workers in particular were going to get screwed.

So instead of it being about "the best and brightest", the most innovative, successful marketing and competition, it has been about Canada working to steal jobs. By the way, the "Make America Great Again" and "jobs jobs jobs" mantra has been Canada's tactics since NAFTA. above and beyond undermining foreign businesses in Canada for the benefit of domestic businesses. Many of these domestic businesses controlled, wholely or partially owned and/or run by the Canadian government! It's clearly unfair, which is why Wilbur Ross and Trump are going after Canadas unfair subsidy system, a system other nations have complained about before also.

I've paid a steep price, spoke truth to power and reached out to businesses, government and corporations. With some success I might add, in letting them know "here is what I know, here is what I did internally in Canada to try and have this corrected, here is the price I paid". Americans and Europeans have lent me their ear and I have no doubt at all that I have had an impact.

As an example, I see in my email list I sent an email to P&G (among other companies) a few months even before Trump was elected. I am not suggesting I am the reason they are moving, I am suggesting that I have continued to speak the gospel to businesses and I know those who are serious and concerned with their shareholders will consider what a whistleblower has to say. It was the only tactic I have left, after trying to achieve accountability domestically and I'm not letting up. I guarantee you, I am not alone.
 
Harley Davidson is moving to India! That traitor's company can go to hell!

Not true.

Harley-Davidson to launch assembly operations in India
Your own link States they will build there.

Read the article. They are building motorcycles in India for the market there since India has a 100% tariff on their motorcycles imported.
And it won't be long before parts made in India come here.
 
Harley Davidson is moving to India! That traitor's company can go to hell!

Not true.

Harley-Davidson to launch assembly operations in India
Your own link States they will build there.

Read the article. They are building motorcycles in India for the market there since India has a 100% tariff on their motorcycles imported.
And it won't be long before parts made in India come here.

You STILL didn't read the article, did you?

The motorcycles are being assembled there from kits built in the US. They aren't manufacturing any parts there.

My God man, learn to read or everyone will think you are a liberal!

From your linked article:

"Once the Indian CKD assembly facility in the Indian State of Haryana is operational, Harley-Davidson India will import CKD kits for select current models, consisting of components produced by Harley-Davidson’s U.S. plants in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Missouri and by the company’s suppliers. Indian employees at the Haryana facility will then assemble the components into finished motorcycles."
 
Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."
It's good people in WV will get jobs, but at the same time they could be moving there because it's easier to pollute the water supply and get away with it.
 
Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."

And some of the effects of NAFTA get reversed! Awesome!

It's sad really, and I will tell you why.

NAFTA should be a success, especially between the U.S and Canada. It isn't however, and the reasons are very simple, Canada is socialist, crony capitalist and neo-Communist. They do not support liberty, preferring to remain a near caste system, blossoming from Kings, Queens and their royal Guards. America is, by and large a free market, capitalist system. These difference alone ensured that American workers in particular were going to get screwed.

So instead of it being about "the best and brightest", the most innovative, successful marketing and competition, it has been about Canada working to steal jobs. By the way, the "Make America Great Again" and "jobs jobs jobs" mantra has been Canada's tactics since NAFTA. above and beyond undermining foreign businesses in Canada for the benefit of domestic businesses. Many of these domestic businesses controlled, wholely or partially owned and/or run by the Canadian government! It's clearly unfair, which is why Wilbur Ross and Trump are going after Canadas unfair subsidy system, a system other nations have complained about before also.

I've paid a steep price, spoke truth to power and reached out to businesses, government and corporations. With some success I might add, in letting them know "here is what I know, here is what I did internally in Canada to try and have this corrected, here is the price I paid". Americans and Europeans have lent me their ear and I have no doubt at all that I have had an impact.

As an example, I see in my email list I sent an email to P&G (among other companies) a few months even before Trump was elected. I am not suggesting I am the reason they are moving, I am suggesting that I have continued to speak the gospel to businesses and I know those who are serious and concerned with their shareholders will consider what a whistleblower has to say. It was the only tactic I have left, after trying to achieve accountability domestically and I'm not letting up. I guarantee you, I am not alone.

Off your meds again? Yeah you are alone. Why don't you live in your dream country. Oh yeah. They won't let you in.

Canada is one of the best countries in the world, with one of the most stable economies.

Canadian workers have rights, vacations, family leave and universal health care - something Americans tried to have declared a "competitive advantage" in the NAFTA negotiations.
 
Score one for the American worker. 500 jobs closing in Ontario being moved to America. Appears U.S companies are getting the message and becoming well informed about the differences in our systems.

Procter & Gamble to close Ontario plant and shift production to West Virginia

The city of Brockville, Ont., is losing its largest industrial employer, a "significant" part of its economy and nearly 500 well-paid manufacturing positions, said Mayor David Henderson, as Procter & Gamble announced today the closure of the plant.

Employees received the news at a meeting Wednesday morning at the plant, which manufactures Swiffer dusters, fabric softeners and Tide-to-go detergent pens.

The plant will close permanently in late 2020 or early 2021 and move production to a West Virginia mega-plant.

"It just floored me. I wasn't expecting that at all," said Rowdy Varacalli, who has been working at the Brockville plant since 2004.

When night shifts were cancelled and employees were told to gather early Wednesday morning he expected changes, and perhaps downsizing, but not losing the plant altogether.

"I think it was just utter shock when it was completely announced that that'd be it," he said.

Layoffs will impact economy


Mayor Henderson, who learned the news along with employees this morning, said he knew it was a possibility, but he was still surprised.

"It's significant in our economy," Henderson said. "When a plant like that shuts down and when you take one of those jobs out of a community, that job, the pay that was going to that person was buying cars, it was hiring people, it was going to the stores.

"There's a ripple effect that happens."

And some of the effects of NAFTA get reversed! Awesome!

It's sad really, and I will tell you why.

NAFTA should be a success, especially between the U.S and Canada. It isn't however, and the reasons are very simple, Canada is socialist, crony capitalist and neo-Communist. They do not support liberty, preferring to remain a near caste system, blossoming from Kings, Queens and their royal Guards. America is, by and large a free market, capitalist system. These difference alone ensured that American workers in particular were going to get screwed.

So instead of it being about "the best and brightest", the most innovative, successful marketing and competition, it has been about Canada working to steal jobs. By the way, the "Make America Great Again" and "jobs jobs jobs" mantra has been Canada's tactics since NAFTA. above and beyond undermining foreign businesses in Canada for the benefit of domestic businesses. Many of these domestic businesses controlled, wholely or partially owned and/or run by the Canadian government! It's clearly unfair, which is why Wilbur Ross and Trump are going after Canadas unfair subsidy system, a system other nations have complained about before also.

I've paid a steep price, spoke truth to power and reached out to businesses, government and corporations. With some success I might add, in letting them know "here is what I know, here is what I did internally in Canada to try and have this corrected, here is the price I paid". Americans and Europeans have lent me their ear and I have no doubt at all that I have had an impact.

As an example, I see in my email list I sent an email to P&G (among other companies) a few months even before Trump was elected. I am not suggesting I am the reason they are moving, I am suggesting that I have continued to speak the gospel to businesses and I know those who are serious and concerned with their shareholders will consider what a whistleblower has to say. It was the only tactic I have left, after trying to achieve accountability domestically and I'm not letting up. I guarantee you, I am not alone.

Off your meds again? Yeah you are alone. Why don't you live in your dream country. Oh yeah. They won't let you in.

Canada is one of the best countries in the world, with one of the most stable economies.

Canadian workers have rights, vacations, family leave and universal health care - something Americans tried to have declared a "competitive advantage" in the NAFTA negotiations.


Who won't let me in?
 

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