Job loss due to the easy, low-cost transfer of production across borders is a constant threat to workers already paid paltry wages. Consolidation of power into the hands of the corporate elite is a direct corollary of such an imminent threat and has a chilling effect on organizing among workers. Their negotiating power will diminish leaving them with no other choice than to accept labor conditions set by those who control their jobs. Co. The Mexican government had apparently turned a blind eye toward grievances filed against these corporations which had dismissed dozens of workers and used other illegal tactics to foil efforts of organizers. Conclusion The most serious question facing northern Californian semi-skilled workers is that of job security, low wages and exploitative labor practices.
Extreme caution needs to be exercised in projections of success, whether economic or social.
The answers to these questions will be indicative of the need to take back control of the right to basic livelihood.