BREAKING: Sensata temporarily closes plant in response to tonight’s ‘ED Show’ broadcast

[doublethink]

BREAKING: Sensata temporarily closes plant in response to tonight’s ‘ED Show’ broadcast
Steve Frank
4:10 pm on 10/19/2012


Bainport.com reports that in response to tonight’s live broadcast of The Ed Show, Sensata has sent workers home (with pay) and closed the plant for the entire weekend, barricading the entrances and telling second shift workers not to report.

170 Sensata Technologies workers are losing their jobs in December to China thanks to the corporate bullies at Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital were reportedly told the plant will resume operations on Monday.

“An incredibly clear expression of the needless fear coming from Sensata about the worker movement for a just severance package,” said Bainport.com, a website organized by workers at Bain Capital-owned Sensata, a car sensor manufacturing company in Freeport, Illinois. “Mitt must be getting ready to pick up the phone to call his friends at Bain Capital “Please Make It Stop”. Do it, Mitt.”

Romney’s campaign says he’s no longer responsible for Bain’s management decisions. However, The New York Times reports “it’s possible for Romney to profit from the outsourcing because he still owns eight million dollars worth of Bain funds.” -snip-


http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/10/19/breaking-sensata-responds-to-ed-show-closes-plant-for-weekend/

[doublethink]

1. ....

Ed will broadcast live from Bainport, the tent city Sensata workers have set up across the road from the Sensata factory in Freeport, Illinois, tonight at 8pm ET on MSNBC!

[lonestarnot]

21. He should stay there for more than one night! Keep it up, every fucking night!

[aquart]

2. Mitt won't. Profit above country.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. that's the only reason (well, one of two) he's running.

First, his massive ego needs the title and general bowing to from the little people.
Second, he smells a personal profit should he be elected.

[elehhhhna]

4. pressure the car co's that use sensata's sensors

THEY could pull their contracts

[doublethink]

6. That would take too long ... we only have 18 days ...

to completely blow this story up. ... You're spot on though.

[Ilsa]

5. Can we lobby the auto companies to find

or create another source for these sensors?

I'd love to watch Sensata go belly-up in China because no one will buy their parts.

[doublethink]

10. Here's a pretty good rant just posted

along the same lines of your thinking ...

The Romney Economy Part 2: Sensata shuts down plant in panic!
by David Pinar on Oct. 19, 2012, under Pol. & Govt.

The Sensata plant at Freeport Illinois shut down early today, closing the plant for the entire weekend, barricading the entrances and telling 2nd shift workers not to report. They’re doing this out of panic. What are they afraid of? -snip-

Rest of story at link hits on just what your saying ...


http://tucsoncitizen.com/baja-democrats/2012/10/19/the-romney-economy-part-2-sensata-shuts-down-plant-in-panic/

[socialist_n_TN]

13. Why don't we just get the car companies to buy......

the sensors from the workers themselves at the Illinois plant? All it would take would be the contract and the workers could buy the equiptment to make the sensors. And since Bain wouldn't be taking it's massive profit (the co-op could be set up as a no profit, just expenses including of course worker's wages), they would probably be cheaper than they would be even buying from China.

[FarCenter]

20. The operation at Freeport is in leased space in a Honeywell factory.

Honeywell sold their automotive sensors product line to Sensata, and the deal closed this summer.

The operation in Illinois is clearly temporary, since the sensor production is not even in its own plant.

Does anyone know what exactly they make there? The plant is a very old Honeywell operation, which first made microswitches.

[K Gardner]

7. Big K&R

[Cha]

8. Good on Ed Schultz for Broadcasting from Sensata!

Romney camp has Romnesia!

[doublethink]

11. Romneisa used to be part of the old Soviet Union correct?

I really like the term our President coined today. Fun one to play with, besides Romney's mental state at any given moment.

[Cha]

17. Romnesia very much ties in with mitt's mental state that Ann and the boys..

are so concerned about.

ForUS50

@FORUS50 If you are confused about geopolitical matters and consider Russia our enemy you are suffering from #Romnesia and should see a doctor.

[doublethink]

9. From Yesterday ...

Six Arrested in Illinois Protesting Bain Capital’s Plan to Close Sensata Plant, Move Jobs to China

(Arrests happened on Wednesday, quick video at link below)

We turn now to Freeport, Illinois, where more people have been arrested protesting plans by Mitt Romney’s former company, Bain Capital, to shut the Sensata Technologies plant and move operations to China — a loss of 170 American jobs. On Wednesday, six people were arrested in the lobby of the plant during a sit-in demanding full severance pay for those who will lose their jobs. Last month, Sensata workers set up an encampment called "Bainport" across the street from the facility to protest the company’s plan to close the plant. Last week, three protesters were arrested for blocking the path of trucks leaving the plant in an effort to stop the removal of equipment from their workplace. To find out more about the "Bainport" protest, we speak with Tom Gaulrapp, who has worked at the Sensata Technologies plant for 33 years. His last day of work at Sensata is November 5, one day before the election. The protesters have invited Romney to visit "Bainport" to address their situation. [includes rush transcript]



http://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/18/six_arrested_in_illinois_protesting_bain

[AsahinaKimi]

12. looking forward to this

Go ED!

[doublethink]

18. On now !!

[hrmjustin]

14. Rec and kick.

[Generic Other]

15. Let Bain rue the day Romney brought them so much public exposure

Their notoriety means more scrutiny well after 2012. Welcome to the public eye. Enjoy your fall.

[Berlum]

16. A massive Romney-Republican screw job on America

Needs to be broadcast all over the nation.

[ailsagirl]

19. kick