I just can’t believe the contortions they go through to create this mystery that is so easy to solve. Sorry rich shitheads, you’re just gonna have to let us keep more of the wealth we build for you.
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Do they pay livable wages? Or are they just sweat shops dressed up?
No. Yes.
Lots of manufacturing operations are terrible to work for, but there is a general gap in the manufacturing labor pool in the US. I've worked at a handful of different shops over the years, and most places I've been have offered decent bonuses for recruitment referrals because they struggled to find people. Even the places that paid decent and were aright to work at.
Salary is too small.
...and not stable enough! Not only that but if they're paying $40/hour you can be sure as shit they're never going to raise that rate as long as you work there.
Also, a huge chunk of your paycheck is going to go to useless health insurance and it's not like these companies are banding together to lobby Congress to make it so they don't have to pay for that anymore (by demanding a single payer system).
they probably are demanding mandatory OT, without actually paying OT. this burns people out. and very long hours?
also very hazardous too. probably also long hours, or the hours are very inconsistent, you may get work 1 week and no work in another week, its not-sustainable. also the tariffs have kinda caused manufactering of products to go down too.
These things really depend on the company. I've worked on and off at my family's sheet metal fabrication company for 16 years. Hazardous? Yes, but there's usually plenty of protections in place to prevent most injuries. Very very few people actually get hurt and it's usually because someone did something dumb. I only encountered long hours when I worked at another fab company because they were bad at managing headcount and usually had too much work. For hour inconsistency, I've never encountered that except the one time I was laid off. Usually temps help fill in the gap if they're scared they won't have enough work long term instead of hiring another person full time and sending people home when work runs out. The hours were sustainable, but working the production floor was low pay. Usually $14 per hour for first shift and $21 per hour for graveyard shift IIRC. This is just my experience with two companies though, so mileage may vary.
Very very few people actually get hurt and it’s usually because someone did something dumb.
From a workplace safety point of view, that's no excuse. That means they're inadequately trained, that the safety precautions are not adequate, or that they're not being well-supervised. Every workplace has dumbshits. It's not good enough to just let them die or get injured.
I see what you're saying, but I disagree. At some point, safety relies on competence and compliance with safety protocols, even by OSHA standards. Driving a vehicle is the same way. If there were required periodic training and higher enforcement of regulations, there would still be accidents (though likely much fewer!) Drivers are still in control of vehicles and people can still make bad decisions. Even good drivers have momentary lapses in judgement. It's the human element that can't be 100% accounted for.
Simple supply and demand.. They are not willing to pay enough for their workers
Have they considered paying a living wage?
Because Americans expect a good wage for the work they do(even if they never have it), these companies and farms hire people from out of the country because they know they can trick them into accepting shit for pay for WAY more work than a bunch of other jobs that expect less of you but pay you minimum wage atleast.
The jobs in wierd locations like depth of Mississippi or a death valley?
Why is this marked as NSFW?
Look at OPs instance, they are probably being auto flagged.