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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The Truth about Trek Bikes and Outsourcing

So Mary Burke and her brother are telling us that they are the largest manufacturer of Bikes in the US.

Well now lets get down to the nitty gritty.

Trek may be the largest manufacturer of Bikes in the U.S.  They also tell you that as they take heat for outsources their manufacturing of Bikes overseas in places like China.  So lets get to the bottom line.  Trek manufactures approximately 10,000 bikes in the U.S. annually.  They manufacture close to 1,000,000 mikes outside of the U.S.  A staggering 99.3% of their bikes are manufactured outside of the U.S.

The sad part is that they still won't answer the question of wages in places like China.  The average wage is $2 per hour, Mary Burke is arguing for a $10.10 wage here in Wisconsin.  They continue to dance around the question and never answering it.

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