Topaz Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Imperial Oil in Sarnia is closing down its oil blending and packing and moving them to Edmonton Alberta, which could cost 60 job, if none are found for them. http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/11/20/oil-blending-and-packing-operation-to-close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Those people should probably move to Alberta with the jobs. Edited November 21, 2013 by Boges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Take that big corporation!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty AC Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 The Dow is currently setting record highs, big corps are doing very, very well right now. If we are losing secondary industry jobs and people must accept declining wages and benefits in order to temporarily protect remaining positions, then maybe our trade regulations are at odds with the interests of the majority of our population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 The Dow is currently setting record highs, big corps are doing very, very well right now. The Dow is high because of QE 1, 2, 3, and now 4. Some big corporations are doing well right now, some aren't. It depends on the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 The Dow is currently setting record highs, big corps are doing very, very well right now. If we are losing secondary industry jobs and people must accept declining wages and benefits in order to temporarily protect remaining positions, then maybe our trade regulations are at odds with the interests of the majority of our population. Or maybe not, as these shifts are not temporary at all. There is no "going back" to whatever the majority of the population feels was/is in their interest(s). Employment nostalgia is one luxury they can ill afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Take that big corporation!!! Indeed.....Imperial Oil is 70% owned by Exxon Mobil. Big fish eat little fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty AC Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Or maybe not, as these shifts are not temporary at all. There is no "going back" to whatever the majority of the population feels was/is in their interest(s). Employment nostalgia is one luxury they can ill afford. I wasn't implying that wages and benefits in the secondary sector would rebound. I used the word 'temporarily' to mean that even lower paying manufacturing/processing jobs will be exported. Unless our trade practices revert, shipping costs skyrocket or the third world instantly stops allowing companies to kill the environment and their people, we will continue to bleed even lower paying jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Looks like about 60 of the 1000 refining jobs in Sarnia won't be done there anymore, though I don't know if the jobs are actually 'lost'. Move to Alberta, problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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