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Union President Jim Hoffa Says Apple is 'Unpatriotic'

Union President Jim Hoffa Says Apple is 'Unpatriotic'

Posted September 7, 2011 at 5:49pm by iClarified
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union President Jim Hoffa says Apple is unpatriotic for outsourcing its manufacturing overseas.

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Are you questioning the patriotism of Apple for sitting on money rather than hiring -

Yes, I am.


Are you?

Yes, I am. Yes, I am.

What is it with a company that makes 76 - and they sell most of their products here in the United States. I mean their the biggest Apple - you've got Apple Stores everywhere else. They've been sitting on that kind of money and every time they do something they do it in China. They do it somewhere else. There's something wrong with that. Don't they have an obligation?

They will tell you that the high cost of labor, and the high cost of health care, and the high cost of environmental, drove them out of the country.


I don't believe that at all. We have companies here that make a lot of money, like U.P.S. We have a number of great companies here that are functioning here that are union, Sikorsky, and they are doing very very well. You can do it here but the answer is you have to have the incentive. So many companies like Mr. Coffee and all these other companies that have closed and moved to Mexico. They're wrong. They're unpatriotic. We've got to turn this around and say, "Hey, we are an American company. We owe an obligation to America. Let's put America back to work".

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Tom
Tom - September 7, 2011 at 10:43pm
Hmmmm ... I am pretty sure that Apple is more popular than unions. [Heck, the IRS may be more popular than unions].
qw1987
qw1987 - September 7, 2011 at 10:41pm
More likely he rides in a chauffeur-driven BMW.
byronchurch
byronchurch - September 7, 2011 at 6:52pm
Capitalism is only patriotic as it applies to selfish profit. If it wasn't for regulation, taxes, Saints, philanthropists, and luck, This american "Dream" would have been over along time ago. If any of us here have a chance to help shift the tide You beter hurry caus' its goin' fast!
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