Donald Trump was elected partly on the promise of a factory renaissance. Made-in-America may come back, but not necessarily in the places that led U.S. manufacturing 80 years ago. #jobs #factories #RustBelt
Posted into The American Story @the-american-story-csmonitor
“The story of automation in the US is that it has mostly impacted on manual workers in manufacturing. For example, factory employees — such as carmakers — performing routine tasks have lost their jobs to robots — or lower-cost Asian competitors.
#IndustrialAutomation has tended to affect lower-skilled, #BlueCollar jobs in the “#rustbelt” heartlands and small-town, less-educated communities in the south and midwest.
But a recent study from the #BrookingsInstitution suggests that the communities most exposed to AI-driven job dislocation will be #WhiteCollar information workers. The researchers studied the usage of #OpenAI’s #GenerativeAI tools across more than 1,000 occupations and mapped this against where those jobs were most commonly located.
Their analysis suggests that many #coders, #lawyers, #FinancialAnalysts and #bureaucrats in cities such as San Jose, San Francisco, Durham, New York and Washington DC might want to rethink their futures. But #NonOffice-bound #workers in places such as Las Vegas, Toledo, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana may be less exposed to AI disruption.”
My observation since 2022 when #ChristopherHohn an influential shareholder decided to *speak out* about “reducing its head count and paying (hi-tech) workers less”. [1]
This is the decade where extreme (cost) pressure will be forced on White collar workers by the introduction of AI.
<https://archive.md/YqF03> / <https://www.ft.com/content/04343a69-8204-493c-b8c6-edfbd4057199> (paywall)
This morning at my local beach. I was too late to catch the gorgeous sunrise, but this view is always interesting to me. Always.
Today in Labor History January 20, 1986: Bruce Springsteen's "My Hometown" topped the music charts on this date. The song, a eulogy for dying industrial cities, includes the lines: "Now Main Street's whitewashed windows and vacant stores / Seems like there ain't nobody wants to come down here no more / They're closing down the textile mill across the railroad tracks / Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back to your hometown / Your hometown / Your hometown / Your hometown . . ." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gKSp8WoRg
What terminal are they using for some of these screenshots over at Telnet BBS Guide? (BBS as rendered with MuffinTerm inset for comparison.)
From limited internet and grocery deserts to deteriorating roads, people of color in the Rust Belt face unique challenges often overlooked in by political reporters
https://theconversation.com/rust-belt-voters-arent-all-white-but-election-coverage-of-the-region-often-ignores-the-concerns-of-people-of-color-there-224466
#politics #rustbelt
Rustbelt brick walls dripping in hot, spring sunlight.
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...und der Werkstoffforschung, um nur zwei zu nennen.
Kurzum, sie finanzierte den Boom der 80er Jahre und die "Wiedervereinigung" zu großen Teilen mit. In der Tat wären wohl Arbeitsplätze in gigantischem Ausmaß verloren gegangen, wie dies in den USA im #RustBelt um Detroit oder auch in der ausverkauften #Autobranche des UK der Fall war.
Alle, die je ein Auto kauften, haben diese...
Michigan named top state to live and work in the U.S.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pushed for progressive policies to attract young people, declaring ‘Bigotry is bad for business’
The Great Lakes State has long held space in the national imagination as perhaps the ultimate symbol of Rust Belt industrial decline. Though Michigan’s reputation is changing, it’s still often written off and overlooked.
Maybe it’s high time that changes.
According to a new study of the top 10 states to live and work in the U.S., Michigan is the best.
The analysis by Softworks, a workforce management company, considered a range of factors for the study, including wages, cost of living, housing affordability, and overall happiness.
We believe that Michigan’s position as the top state is a testament to its ongoing efforts in fostering economic growth and providing an environment conducive to personal and professional fulfillment,” the authors wrote, adding, “As the hub of the automotive industry, Michigan has a strong economy and a low cost of living, making it an attractive option for those looking to settle down in the Midwest. Its cities, such as Detroit and Grand Rapids, are undergoing revitalization efforts and have a growing entrepreneurial spirit.”
Like other Midwest states, Michigan has experienced a “blue wave” in recent years that sees Democrats in control of the state government for the first time in nearly 40 years. While its population has declined in recent years, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying to curb the brain drain of young people leaving the state by pushing progressive policies such as reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights. In her 2023 State of the State speech, Whitmer declared, “Bigotry is bad for business.”
#Michigan #Politics #Whitmer #GretchenWhitmer #USA #GreatLakes #News #Detroit #DetroitMetroTimes #USPol #RustBelt
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/michigan-named-top-state-to-live-and-work-in-the-us-33837397
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