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2011-06-28 Economy

New San Francisco bridge built in China to be shipped to US

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Posted by tipper 2011-06-28 10:23|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 As the old song goes
"... Look for the Union Label..."

Posted by Capsu78 2011-06-28 10:30|| 2011-06-28 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Kind of sad actually. They used to build a Liberty ship a day out of the bay area, now they are farming out bridge building.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-06-28 10:34|| 2011-06-28 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 On the the other hand, the Chinese built the railroads starting in that area...

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-06-28 10:35|| 2011-06-28 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 The more famous SF bridge, the Golden Gate, was built with steel forged in Pennsylvania by American workers thankful to have a job during the great depression.
I need to ask Mr Google why Bethlehem Steel didn't bid on the current project...

Posted by Capsu78 2011-06-28 10:49|| 2011-06-28 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Bethlehem Steel didn't bid because it went out of existence in 2003, as US industrial capacity was shipped overseas at cut rates. Couldn't compete with slave labor and environmental arbitrage.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-28 11:27|| 2011-06-28 11:27|| Front Page Top

#6 But... But... How could they have gone OB? Didn't they have the Steel workers unions to protect them from "greedy actions" by a competitive global economy???

Posted by Capsu78 2011-06-28 13:38|| 2011-06-28 13:38|| Front Page Top

#7 "Didn't they have the Steel workers unions to protect them from "greedy actions" by a competitive global economy???"

You silly person. Unions are there for the democrat party.

Posted by newc 2011-06-28 15:03|| 2011-06-28 15:03|| Front Page Top

#8 There's a shovel-ready project for ya.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-06-28 16:23|| 2011-06-28 16:23|| Front Page Top

#9 What if it sinks on the way over?

Posted by tu3031 2011-06-28 19:50|| 2011-06-28 19:50|| Front Page Top

#10 I suspect Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages might've been skirted on this. In reality, if not on paper

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-28 21:04|| 2011-06-28 21:04|| Front Page Top

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