Mitt Romney wants people to believe that he doesn’t know anything about benefiting from shipping good, American jobs overseas. And he tries to distance himself from Bain Capital, a pioneer of outsourcing where Romney made a fortune as CEO.
But here’s the truth. Our own USW sisters and brothers have had their plants bought by Bain and their jobs slashed.
Right now, in Freeport, Ill., some 170 workers at an auto sensor plant are protesting Bain-owned Sensata Technology’s decision to ship their jobs to China.
Workers like Tom Gaulrapp, who says Sensata made them take down the American flag when they were forced to train their Chinese replacements. And Mary Jo Kerr, a young mom who is heartbroken because she can’t afford dance lessons for her daughter. And Dot Turner who will get just 26 weeks’ severance for 43 years of work in the plant.
Romney claims he knows nothing about this. But the New York Times explains: “[Mitt Romney] owns about $8 million worth of Bain funds that hold 51 percent of Sensata’s shares. If Sensata saves money by closing the Freeport plant, that could add money to Mr. Romney’s trust accounts, now or after the election.”
Firestone, David (2012, July 18), Bain Never Left Romney. The New York Times.
Shipping good jobs overseas. Taking down the American flag. Devastating American families. Is Mitt Romney’s Bain ashamed of America?
Watch the Sensata workers’ story here: http://www.youtube.com/....
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