Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Brownfields

Back in the day, when American corporations made shit, probably several thousand people worked there.


Now, whatever factory was there has been bulldozed flat. The jobs, which were undoubtedly union jobs that paid decent wages, are gone forever.

3 comments:

  1. Yep, globalization and union wages spelled the end of the US steel industry among others...

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  2. Drive past the Sparrows Point steel works in Baltimore and your heart will break

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  3. I've seen Sparrows Point from the air a few times, since SWA uses KBWI as a hub.

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