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Trade fears echo in Wisconsin blue collar heartland
In South Milwaukee and across Wisconsin, workers like Maurice King recount plant closings and outsourcing to China. The state has shed manufacturing jobs since the 1990s, fueling anger toward trade deals. Politically, Trump and Sanders weaponize these concerns while economists tout overall prosperity and job reallocation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Maurice King
Joerns Healthcare
Joerns
Stevens Point
China
Steelworkers
Dewey
King
Organized Labor
Wisconsin
Midwest
U.S. Labor Department
Jefferson
Dale Oppermann
Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Bureau of Economic Research
Jim Doyle