Wisconsin workers fight factory move to Mexico: 'Anxiety is through the roof' | Wisconsin
Last modified on Sun 18 Jul 2021 03.01 EDT For most of her 36 years at the Hufcor factory in Janesville, Wisconsin, Kathy Pawluk loved working there, at least until a private-equity firm took over four years ago. There were Christmas parties and summer picnics, and workers could listen to the radio as they built accordion-style room partitions for convention centers and hotel ballrooms. âThey treated people like they were family, not a number,â said Pawluk, 62. âWe had the best health benefits. We had HR people who really cared about us.â But Pawluk said things deteriorate...