Thread regarding Imperial Oil Limited layoffs

@b4
Politics produces policies, if policy can bring business and jobs, it can also take them away. That is how free markets work without political interference work. PP and Smith have been trying to create a free market business focussed environment where businesses can do everything to drive down cost and profitability and in the process companies sought out places where they could offshore jobs to reach that profit motive.

I wouldn't be surprised that all the oilsands unions will also be affected in the future. If they don't agree, then companies will take their profits and invest in other places, Guyana or Brazil or possibly even Venezuela in the future. If oilsands want to remain competitive, labour costs will have to come down and field operators will definitely have to accept lower salaries and no overtime rates and reduced pensions. Most places have already eliminated defined benefit plans from 30 years ago. That is what caused GM to go into bankruptcy protection in 2009, those pension plans and high labour costs and unions destroyed GM. And the same will happen in the oilsands if operators don't learn to become wage competitive.
Ontario is already learning the hard way as it is no longer competitive and lost so many jobs.

@aa all I see are ndpers and co-mies crying about it. Wah wah, they're supposed give me a job till I retire because they're a big corporation and I deserve it. Get bent losers.

It’s sad to see people’s comments.

Even after this, they still think it’s about politics… communism.
Man, your and your children’s jobs are going to India , at a rate you can’t even comprehend. This so‑called nation and society will be destroyed… it’s economic plunder

No company will stay in Canada, co-mie.

We are trying to deal with a real issue here. Those who are more interested in politics, please go somewhere else.

@a7 so deal with your job loss you capitalist and stop crying about it.

It’s really ironic how all the PP and DSmith lovers are crying about this… it’s people like them and their policies that allow your job to be offshored. And you voted for them to cut your job.

Safety nets are for communists and socialists! Go back to Ottawa lib!

I think I see what XOM wants out of Canada.

Safety net?

Please. You are an adult.