We know that Walker made a fast trip recently to Japan (or perhaps it was really Taiwan?) related to possible development in Wisconsin, and we know that Trump hinted yesterday something big may be coming to Wisconsin, and now we have reporting that the iPhone assembler Foxconn, based in Taiwan with major operations in China, is eyeing a possible plant in either Wisconsin or Michigan.
Apple has been under pressure for years to relocate some of its production to the US, and Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has gained a reputation for intense assembly-line work at breakneck speeds that has been associated with worker misery, even multiple suicides.
So while the nicely-timed-for-Walker's-re-election giddiness over some job growth here finally after six failed years in office, as well as a race between neighboring states to throw corporate welfare/public inducements Foxconn's way are on - - remember that Pennsylvania put big money on the table for a Foxconn plant that never happened there.
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Apple has been under pressure for years to relocate some of its production to the US, and Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has gained a reputation for intense assembly-line work at breakneck speeds that has been associated with worker misery, even multiple suicides.
So while the nicely-timed-for-Walker's-re-election giddiness over some job growth here finally after six failed years in office, as well as a race between neighboring states to throw corporate welfare/public inducements Foxconn's way are on - - remember that Pennsylvania put big money on the table for a Foxconn plant that never happened there.
Details.
How Foxconn’s broken pledges in Pennsylvania cast doubt on Trump’s jobs plan
