Nomadic blue collar workers chase jobs across plants
The final part of a three part series examines auto, communications and steelworkers who abandoned hometowns for new plants after 1980s factory closings. Workers face long separations from families and uncertainty about future transfers amid mergers and deregulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
At&t
Steve Featherson
United Auto Workers
Oklahoma City
Featherson
Steelworker 47 Clings to Job for Pension Across States
Patrick, 47, has held four steel industry jobs in five years across Texas Ohio Pennsylvania and Alabama to preserve a 21 year USX pension path. He travels 150000 miles yearly and lives a Spartan life while his family stays behind and twins attend college. He plans early retirement if this job ends and avoids dwelling on hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Lacey
Workplace Trends
Jerry Pujat
Tarrytown
N.Y
New Jersey
Pujat
Natowski
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Chicago
UAW
Brian Ellis
Carol Griffin
Kansas City
Oklahoma
De-Long
Sharon Cohenames
Patrick
USX Corp
Baytown
Texas
Ohio
Alabama
USX
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Sharon Cohen
Associated Press
Alahoma City
Okla
DeLong
General Motors
Missouri
Bennett Harrison
Carnegie Mellon University
Barry Bluestone
University of Massachusetts-Boston
John Maciarz
Indiana
Ernest Laguna
California
Kansas
Communications Workers of America
Fred Haynes
Haynes
Ralph Mary
The
Communications
George Natowski
Burke Stinson
Thomas DeLong
James Patrick
Fairfield
Ala
East
Et Ave
CRUE
S33 Printing Services
Edgewood Rd
Cityline
Wall Street
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