ernie5823 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6865239.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Yeah... first NASA then this? UGH... this is not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 houston area could lose up to 10,000 aeronautical jobs??? dang...that's not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Not good at all. Especially for the Sealy area, or as the Chronicle called it "suburban Houston" , which should put an end to this whole suburban controversy. It's obvious anything within 50 miles of Houston is suburban Houston or our most prestigious newspaper would have never written that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 houston area could lose up to 10,000 aeronautical jobs??? dang...that's not good.Well, manufacturing & aeronautical jobs. This plant in Sealy only dealt with ground-based vehicles.All the same, this sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 What's worse is that, according to several reports, the jobs may not be at risk if basic steps were taken to request consideration during the contract renewal process. It's beginning to look like an epic fail for Congressman Michael McCaul, who is up for reelection this year, to work on behalf of his district.the Lone Star Project learned that Michael McCaul had not had any written communication -- and, in fact, had no proof of any work he had done -- to protect the contract and keep the 3,000 jobs firmly in his district.http://www.lonestarproject.net/files/McCaul-12-8-2009.pdfhttp://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/9985/michael-mccauls-negligence-causes-sealy-bae-systems-plant-to-lose-3000-jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 What's worse is that, according to several reports, the jobs may not be at risk if basic steps were taken to request consideration during the contract renewal process. It's beginning to look like an epic fail for Congressman Michael McCaul, who is up for reelection this year, to work on behalf of his district.http://www.lonestarproject.net/files/McCaul-12-8-2009.pdfhttp://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/9985/michael-mccauls-negligence-causes-sealy-bae-systems-plant-to-lose-3000-jobsHe should be tarred and feathered. NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 He should be tarred and feathered. NOW!Agreed, Sir. I was a victim of this in the 1980's recession as Nasa jobs were lost due to space program cuts. We lived in Nassau Bay then, and watched the whole Bay Area boarded up. I was working for a NASA contractor then, and we all got laid off. Many people moved away, and most, including myself, took jobs below our degreed pay grade, and totally out of our professional areas. This went on for years, and the economy returned very, very slowly to the Bay Area, although it did not help those like myself, who lost everything, including alot of self respect. And... here it comes again. Politicians? My Lord, I just can't find the words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 houston area could lose up to 10,000 aeronautical jobs??? dang...that's not good. yeah go debra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 yeah go debra Glad you're on board ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Glad you're on board ;Pwell you'll pay for my unemployment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 well you'll pay for my unemployment.we've got a spare bedroom. Come on over! Plus, I plan on staring up my own ebay company. You can join! haha, jk. In all seriousness, I hope you don't lose your job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 we've got a spare bedroom. Come on over! Plus, I plan on staring up my own ebay company. You can join! haha, jk. In all seriousness, I hope you don't lose your job.chocolate pretzels wont cover my bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 chocolate pretzels wont cover my bills. but selling them might! see you at HEB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 but selling them might! see you at HEB nah 1.99 won't cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 According to some online news searches, it appears that BAE Systems also had some problems with bribery over a Saudi Arbia deal. They have been fined heavily for that.Also, another article stated that the city of Oshkosh is providing Oshkosh (the company) 3 million dollars of incentives for this deal.So there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 UGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyTree Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 UGH! You should do 10 push-ups for every time you post "ugh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 You should do 10 push-ups for every time you post "ugh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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