Wednesday, May 5th Update
I have talked to a local 5 member today who is struggling to make ends meet since being laid off in December. His wife was laid off a few days before and they have kids to care for. We have a lot of families in the same boat as this member who are hoping for a miracle to pull them out of the slump they are in.
I myself would be having a hard time keeping my head above water if it were not for the fact that my wife makes the kind of money she does. If something were to happen to her rendering her unable to work, we would not be able to make ends meet. A lot of us are waiting for work to break in Canada to the extent that they will finally hire Americans. Their work visa system is strictly enforced and no foreign workers can work in Canada without a work visa and you can't get a work visa unless all Canadian citizens are employed. We have a very slow economy right now and work in the U.S.A. is slow at best. Jobs that are supposedly going to need people keep getting pushed back month after month. A lot of the problem with the work here in the U.S.A. is a lack of funding. I have been told by an unnamed individual that the Generator Changeout Project at San Onofre is likely to be pushed back to January. It makes sense because they want to hire two to four people to help complete work on the 3M Wrap work that is ongoing in the plant but supposedly they are having trouble finding the funds to hire more people. If this is the case, even work in some of the nukes around the country may be postponed for the same reasons. I'm not saying they will but it is a possibility.
Even with all the negative energy that is flying around in the U.S. economy, I am optimistic that work in this country will turn around soon and our economy will take a turn for the better. There is work on the books in our territory that does not have a definite start date but we hope it will all come into fruition sooner rather than later.
It is my understanding that Canada finally has reduced their unemployment rate to about 0% so they will be calling for American foreign workers very soon. This will take a lot of the pressure off of the out of work situation that is going on right now nationwide but it will not put everyone back to work. While work in Canada is finally breaking for us, work in the Saint Louis area should be picking up very soon to the extent that they will need travelers in the area.
The chip plant in Idaho should also be breaking in June barring any more delays.
Work in Hawaii will require a few travelers in June.
I myself would be having a hard time keeping my head above water if it were not for the fact that my wife makes the kind of money she does. If something were to happen to her rendering her unable to work, we would not be able to make ends meet. A lot of us are waiting for work to break in Canada to the extent that they will finally hire Americans. Their work visa system is strictly enforced and no foreign workers can work in Canada without a work visa and you can't get a work visa unless all Canadian citizens are employed. We have a very slow economy right now and work in the U.S.A. is slow at best. Jobs that are supposedly going to need people keep getting pushed back month after month. A lot of the problem with the work here in the U.S.A. is a lack of funding. I have been told by an unnamed individual that the Generator Changeout Project at San Onofre is likely to be pushed back to January. It makes sense because they want to hire two to four people to help complete work on the 3M Wrap work that is ongoing in the plant but supposedly they are having trouble finding the funds to hire more people. If this is the case, even work in some of the nukes around the country may be postponed for the same reasons. I'm not saying they will but it is a possibility.
Even with all the negative energy that is flying around in the U.S. economy, I am optimistic that work in this country will turn around soon and our economy will take a turn for the better. There is work on the books in our territory that does not have a definite start date but we hope it will all come into fruition sooner rather than later.
It is my understanding that Canada finally has reduced their unemployment rate to about 0% so they will be calling for American foreign workers very soon. This will take a lot of the pressure off of the out of work situation that is going on right now nationwide but it will not put everyone back to work. While work in Canada is finally breaking for us, work in the Saint Louis area should be picking up very soon to the extent that they will need travelers in the area.
The chip plant in Idaho should also be breaking in June barring any more delays.
Work in Hawaii will require a few travelers in June.
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