NAFTA PUTTING BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS AT RISK.

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Blue-collar workers are facing a dramatic reduction in their quality of life due to the number of manufacturing plants moving their facilities abroad. According to Peter Seybold, director of the Division of Labor Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, the North American Free Trade Agreement has caused many blue-collar workers in the U.S. to be at risk. While displaced workers may find other light manufacturing jobs, most will experience a pay cut by as much as 50%. "A whole way of life is being eliminated, in some respects, for blue-collar workers in America. The idea that you can support a family on a manufacturing salary is becoming a thing of the past." The effects are...