Wave of airplane mechanic retirements is leaving some US industries desperate (apnews.com) 19 points by cf100clunk 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] sounds 3y ago ↗ It's never "mechanic retires, no one available to fix planes."It's "we slashed benefits, we flat-lined the pay, the hours are a nightmare, and then when no one wants the job, obviously blame the retirees."Capital often attempts to distort the market with a press release about "no one to do this job." Welcome to capitalism, capitalists. [–] vba616 3y ago ↗ >Welcome to capitalism, capitalists.This is a little strained. Government agencies are having basically the same discussions right now.It's a fact that the last few years caused many retirements to be pulled forward, leading to a crunch to fill vacancies everywhere. [–] aposticknit 3y ago ↗ You'd think there was time to prepare for this since retirement doesen't just suddenly appear like a leg injury
[–] vba616 3y ago ↗ >Welcome to capitalism, capitalists.This is a little strained. Government agencies are having basically the same discussions right now.It's a fact that the last few years caused many retirements to be pulled forward, leading to a crunch to fill vacancies everywhere. [–] aposticknit 3y ago ↗ You'd think there was time to prepare for this since retirement doesen't just suddenly appear like a leg injury
[–] aposticknit 3y ago ↗ You'd think there was time to prepare for this since retirement doesen't just suddenly appear like a leg injury
[–] otoburb 3y ago ↗ The article didn't mention that the US labour participation rate[1] has been steadily trending downwards since the early 2000s which exacerbates the problem further.[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 16.8 ms ] threadIt's "we slashed benefits, we flat-lined the pay, the hours are a nightmare, and then when no one wants the job, obviously blame the retirees."
Capital often attempts to distort the market with a press release about "no one to do this job." Welcome to capitalism, capitalists.
This is a little strained. Government agencies are having basically the same discussions right now.
It's a fact that the last few years caused many retirements to be pulled forward, leading to a crunch to fill vacancies everywhere.
[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART