Because of the loss of their employment, many workers end up having two or three part-time jobs and do not have much time to spend at their homes. The spouse would have to work to help the family's finances, leaving children unsupervised, he added. The economy also is altered by the loss of manufacturing jobs because people do not have enough money to spend or save, he said. People outside of the manufacturing industry also will lose their jobs. Sweeny encouraged students to speak out against the injustices found in some corporations and demand employers hold their workers to the basic standards of human and legal rights and respect their right to form unions.
Many students support labor unions because the loss of jobs affects their futures.
We'll all be entering the work force soon. As many manufacturing jobs decrease, other jobs decrease. Also, the quality of life of the families will also be impaired.