Tariffs drive Mack layoffs madness. #econsky - ThreadSky

striiiv3.bsky.social•3 days ago

This may be the best thing companies can do right now. Be honest about layoffs, and be loud.

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alextheripper.bsky.social•3 days ago

So much winning MAGA

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agent089.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sad...

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humanity42.bsky.social•3 days ago

Big Orange tariff

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radtek58.bsky.social•3 days ago

And so it begins.

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zelon-puss.bsky.social•3 days ago

thanks fatty another sterling accomplishment.

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billwcc.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm truly sorry that these people are losing their jobs. I've been there, and it sucks. But if they voted for trump based on one or two specific issues, I hope they'll realize that you don't elect a person for their views on one issue. You'll never get everything you want, so go with sanity.

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communitymovement.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's a tough time when tariffs end up costing jobs instead of protecting them. Economic policies can be a double-edged sword. How do you think companies like Mack can adapt to survive in this turbulent landscape?

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sweet2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

We won't need truck drivers when the Walmart dries up

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ww444.bsky.social•3 days ago

Unfortunately this is only the beginning... this Administration is out of touch with almost everything!

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fossil924.bsky.social•2 days ago

And Trump vents about John Deers plans to build a factory overseas completely ignoring Mack Layoffs. "Your Vote Your Reward"

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rebelron.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's starting to happen ppl say goodbye to your job say goodbye to good times hard to have fun when you're home less.

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jeromyo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Probably the first of many, aren’t we Great?

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jecobian.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is what efficiency is? This is day one winning? Where's the accountability? Let me guess this is Abraham Lincoln's fault?

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belindaappleyard.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is 20% of their workforce. These tariffs are going to kill us.

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laurentoo.bsky.social•3 days ago

The problem is no tariffs have been collected yet. I wonder if some companies are using tariffs as an excuse for layoffs already planned

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shamrockranch.bsky.social•3 days ago

The unions refused to endorse Kamala- what did you expect?

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acela13.bsky.social•3 days ago

UAW .. afl-cio endorsed Harris,, but rank and file did not turn out nor did enough of it’s majority have same impact in previous elections

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singularityai.bsky.social•2 days ago

The BORG ; Tesla's stock has plummeted, wiping out over $800 billion in market value. https://www.techcrunch.com
https://www.wired.com https://www.forbes.com https://www.apple.com

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singularityai.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20250418-chinese-vent-anger-at-trump-s-trade-war-with-memes-mockery?dicbo=v2-Jj6ssSX

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singularityai.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/politics/powell-trump-federal-reserve-tariffs/index.html

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joulemx.bsky.social•2 days ago

☹

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theeagles.bsky.social•3 days ago

Another tragic result of Trump's tariffs!

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wordsoffreedom.bsky.social•2 days ago

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itsmikeschwartz.bsky.social•3 days ago

Watch the freight data as well. When consumers stop buying lots of moving parts no longer need to move. That will also hit the road and rail equipment providers because equipment gets idled and often scavenged for maintenance parts.

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winifrieda.bsky.social•2 days ago

There’s more and more European made semis on the roads in Australia now, and Japanese smaller trucks. Drump is only going to hasten the demise of things like Mack trucks here

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acela13.bsky.social•3 days ago

As a lifelong union member ( and son of a union firefighter).. GOP has never been a friend of labor, yet these clowns voted for this

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kingkrikkit.bsky.social•3 days ago

Racism, xenophobia, and fear are big motivators, even when all other signs point to it destroying your livelihood and your Democracy.

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dancingbutterfly10.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maga sucks

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capsva.bsky.social•3 days ago

Guess that vote did count for something PA 🤔

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dpbsmith.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yup. Businesses hit by tariffs are going to say so, loud and clear. And people will connect that with Trump because he talks about them every week. Hard to blame Mack layoffs on Hunter Biden's laptop.

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nhiker.bsky.social•2 days ago

As a retired union worker it made me sick to watch so much of organized labor at his rallies. When has that narcissistic psychopath ever worn anything but a suit and tie unless his fat ass is golfing. FAFO as the saying goes.

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allisonwantstolive.bsky.social•2 days ago

My dad is a lifetime Union member, and he said it was hard watching members vote for Trump knowing he thinks of workers as disposable.

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hiliter.bsky.social•3 days ago

It will be a domino effect now.

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antoosh.bsky.social•3 days ago

What if, stay with me, Mack Trucks' CEO took no salary until business improves instead of laying off his workers?

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midlyfe.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's sorta what the company I worked for during covid did. Salaried took a 15% pay reduction to keep hourly folks. And I took a second job hauling trash from 3rd floor apartments to make up for the reduction.

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pintoman99.bsky.social•3 days ago

Another case of FAFO...

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not quite

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pintoman99.bsky.social•3 days ago

Um yes, quite.

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lehigh Valley is a region -- not the same as Allentown/Lehigh County. But yes, the SURROUNDING counties are all red for sure and I'm willing to bet some workers commute in... but that area did put up some resistance and should be credited for it.

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henrydrift.bsky.social•3 days ago

"And WHO made the tarriffs?"

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pobys.bsky.social•3 days ago

Guess PA is getting what they voted for.

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leolouie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oops

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ladylindapsychic.bsky.social•2 days ago

What a surprise... NOT. There will be far far more of this. Hold on to seat, fasten your seatbelt, and stash cash and non-perishables. Especially if you like things from other countries, like coffee and maple syrup.

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wolfman6220.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump did that.

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southst1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well Lehigh valley went for Trump so at least they and their union asked for this
Consequences…

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

It did not.

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southst1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well Mis-spoke surrounding counties sure did
I live nearby

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newscutter.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yeah that's the problem-- and we can that all over the map. I'm in the blue island to your left. ;)

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nhiggins.bsky.social•3 days ago

Union leadership has failed to relay to their members Trump will screw them over until kingdom come

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cabforpitt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Union supported this lol

https://uaw.org/tariffs-mark-beginning-of-victory-for-autoworkers/

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maskedgrappler.bsky.social•3 days ago

As a Canadian dues paying member, fuck the UAW. Why the fuck am I paying you dues again???

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feistywriter2024.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Not surprised at all!

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evolvingempathy.bsky.social•13 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/evolvingempathy.bsky.social/post/3lnc2gmiezc27

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blustar62.bsky.social•3 days ago

Where truckers and ports go, so goes the economy 😤dowwwn

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geoffreyabreu.bsky.social•3 days ago

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justsomeguy215.bsky.social•3 days ago

They all voted for this most likely, they should go work for this lady now.

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lehigh County did not go MAGA

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justsomeguy215.bsky.social•3 days ago

You obviously missed my point, I found these poor folks new lucrative jobs. Can't you even say thank you?

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

THANK YOU. ;)

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justsomeguy215.bsky.social•3 days ago

🤣🤣

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justsomeguy215.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sure, Jan... btw, nice no context map 🤣

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ncrude.bsky.social•3 days ago

Moron trump wants to return manufacturing to USA so he can claim credit for doing so. He doesn’t give a damn about ones who succeeded w/o him. And I’m guessing most of those affected gleefully voted for this self-absorbed, dishonest, inhumane felon. #trumpHatesAmerica

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hackett3.bsky.social•3 days ago

:(

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studentsdemocracy.bsky.social•2 days ago

Liz Cheney
‪@lizcheney.bsky.social‬
Putin will pocket Trump’s naive concessions and demand much more. Appeasement makes a wider war more likely, not less.

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jdmodj.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump's economy is going to suck.

I was better off 3 years ago.

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capsva.bsky.social•3 days ago

I was better off 100 days ago

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southst1.bsky.social•3 days ago

We all were

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calibluedot.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well Pennsylvania, you voted for this.

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lehigh County (where the plant is) did not.

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big-geezy.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wonder when the American public is going to get sick of all this winning.

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radiobill.bsky.social•3 days ago

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pygmyhippo67.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fellow Americans: only true sacrifice will save us from the Russian Puppet and his toadies. Marching doesn't work with sociopaths. Buy NOTHING you don't need and buy what you must from small businesses until the Russian Puppet and his Fascist Toadies are gone!

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hockeyaddict.bsky.social•3 days ago

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azurskee.bsky.social•3 days ago

….wonder how many of those laid off will be wearing their red maga hats as the walk out the door….

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alphaconsumer.bsky.social•3 days ago

That’s what you get for voting GOP, Pennsylvania.

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Blame the electoral college, not the electorate. Lehigh County was blue.

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pintoman99.bsky.social•3 days ago

Um. Not really.

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robk2.bsky.social•2 days ago

How soon will fox & Newsmax have their correspondents on the scene reporting this story?

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olym1976.bsky.social•3 days ago

Another Trump lie that canny deal in the real world. Unless you’re MAGA. Then this plant slowdown is just the “little pain” in the master’s plan to build a bigger better plant. ☕️

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ksmith9105.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you Trump!

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notooligarchs.bsky.social•2 days ago

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saneplanet.bsky.social•2 days ago

My blood is boiling. My brain is breaking.

https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3ln3vmsxpjk2h

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dutchdynamo99.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump strikes again

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sp2rm2022.bsky.social•3 days ago

Votes have concequences.

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brightandbeautiful.bsky.social•3 days ago

Guess this is payback for supporting Trump. This is just the beginning.

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newscutter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Guess not. I'm all for schadenfreude when warranted, but this isn't it.

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bakesdeb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ooh. This is gonna be a problem for the House GOP. There are 10 Republican seats there.

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acela13.bsky.social•3 days ago

They will still vote R’…

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bakesdeb.bsky.social•3 days ago

We’ll see.

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nihilisticoptimist.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/layoffs-coming-at-mack-volvo-truck-plants-in-pennsylvania-maryland/

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zini59.bsky.social•3 days ago

R we Winning yet?

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ascher1.bsky.social•2 days ago

PA you voted for this clown. FAFO

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sunneklaas.bsky.social•1 day ago

Same like Volvo. - 800 jobs. Grateful magats.

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ritamg.bsky.social•2 days ago

Who is going finally grow a pair and put this MAGA moron in prison where he belongs??

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exploratus.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hmmmm….. Zzzzzzz…. I voted for Trump and I work at Mack and we all have to suffer a little so our orange overlord can make our life better.

I can already see some headline of some Mack worker for some union saying how it sucks but he doesn’t regret voting for Trump.

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sambelman.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’ve lived in the Valley most of my life.

This is unfortunate for Mack workers. I hope everything turns up for them.

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shasta559.bsky.social•3 days ago

Mack trucks should just blame Trump. It’s the man who abuses the tariff.

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