Question

as a automobile assembly worker at a GM plant in Ohio, in t e current economic situation, will new manufacturing methods such as industrial robotics increase or decrease job security? what can GM and the UAW do independent of gov action to enhance job security?

Answer 1

Probably the best way to ensure job security is for workers be trained to build, maintain, and program robots.

These sites have several interesting articles.

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