Thus, the factory was once again moved in the .
quest for cheaper labor(291). Reich stresses that "routine producers in the united states, then, are .
in direct competition with routine produces in other nations"(292).Furthermore this has affected .
the bargaining power of unions . Since companies are no longer deathly afraid of work .
stoppages, union membership has declined along with the power to keep the wages of routine .
producers high(294). Moreover, increased automation has eliminated many routine production .
jobs. Reich states that while in 1977 it took factory workers thirty-five hours to assemble an .
automobile, by the 1990's, the same job took only eight hours(293-294). Reich states "the lesson .
is clear."If you drop out of high school or have no more than a high school diploma do not expect .
a good routine prediction job to be awaiting you(294). .
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The second "boat" Reich describes is the in-person servers, these are the people involved .
in serving people such as a nurse or a bank teller. Reich states that the "boat containing the in-.
person server is sinking as well, but somewhat more slowly and more unevenly"(296).Many in-.
person servers may only work part time, or get paid only minimum wage(296). " In-person .
servers must compete with high school graduates and dropouts who years before had move into .
routine production jobs but no longer can"(296). Therefore, this leaves twice as many people to .
swim toward a minimum a wage job. Increased automation is also slowly drowning the in-person .
server boat. "Automated tellers, computerized cashier, automatic car washer, robotized vending .
machines, self service gasoline pumps, and all similar gadgets substitute for the human beings that .
a customer once encountered"(297). " Advanced economies like the United States will continue .
to generate sizeable numbers of new in-person sever jobs (297). Reich states that for every bank .
teller who loses her job to an automated teller, three new jobs open for aerobics instructors(297).
