Workers in all industries and in government are threatened by outsourcing, which is an attack on job security, and increases pressure for lower wages and benefits. Outsourcing hurts workers, their families and communities. Outsourcing, at a time when the economy supports fewer and fewer good paying jobs, means thousands of workers and their families have less money to spend because of the cuts. Communities are economically rocked by the erosion of consumer spending power. The loss of good paying auto jobs has a negative spin-off in the community.
Economists estimate for every auto job another two spin-off jobs are created inthe community.