Miles Bryan

It's a very iconic American brand. Like, it feels very American.

And Dan's telling it was an excellent job when he started. You know, he told me this story of applying with literally thousands of other applicants back in 1998.

And Dan's telling it was an excellent job when he started. You know, he told me this story of applying with literally thousands of other applicants back in 1998.

And Dan's telling it was an excellent job when he started. You know, he told me this story of applying with literally thousands of other applicants back in 1998.

These days, it's not quite as competitive, but the jobs are still really good for this area. And recently, Dan said Mac seemed to be on an upswing. It was preparing for the launch of a new flagship model. And as recently as January was hiring a lot. What happens between then and last week that led to the company announcing layoffs?

These days, it's not quite as competitive, but the jobs are still really good for this area. And recently, Dan said Mac seemed to be on an upswing. It was preparing for the launch of a new flagship model. And as recently as January was hiring a lot. What happens between then and last week that led to the company announcing layoffs?

These days, it's not quite as competitive, but the jobs are still really good for this area. And recently, Dan said Mac seemed to be on an upswing. It was preparing for the launch of a new flagship model. And as recently as January was hiring a lot. What happens between then and last week that led to the company announcing layoffs?

Yeah, Dan said it was a total shock. And, you know, I reached out to Mac's corporate spokesperson. They wouldn't do an interview, but they sent me a statement blaming possible regulatory changes and, quote unquote, market uncertainty and those tariffs. And these layoffs are supposed to come sometime in the next couple of months.

Yeah, Dan said it was a total shock. And, you know, I reached out to Mac's corporate spokesperson. They wouldn't do an interview, but they sent me a statement blaming possible regulatory changes and, quote unquote, market uncertainty and those tariffs. And these layoffs are supposed to come sometime in the next couple of months.

Yeah, Dan said it was a total shock. And, you know, I reached out to Mac's corporate spokesperson. They wouldn't do an interview, but they sent me a statement blaming possible regulatory changes and, quote unquote, market uncertainty and those tariffs. And these layoffs are supposed to come sometime in the next couple of months.

Well, they're uniformly pissed about the layoffs, but they have mixed feelings about the tariffs because they know that the point of the tariffs, at least in theory, is to protect them, to protect this kind of work. And these workers in the Lehigh Valley, they might need that protection.

Well, they're uniformly pissed about the layoffs, but they have mixed feelings about the tariffs because they know that the point of the tariffs, at least in theory, is to protect them, to protect this kind of work. And these workers in the Lehigh Valley, they might need that protection.

Well, they're uniformly pissed about the layoffs, but they have mixed feelings about the tariffs because they know that the point of the tariffs, at least in theory, is to protect them, to protect this kind of work. And these workers in the Lehigh Valley, they might need that protection.

Yeah, this is a whole other part of the story I hadn't told you about yet. Last year, Volvo, which owns Mack Truck, announced it was building a big new truck plant in Mexico. The company says it's meant to supplement American workers, not replace them. But Dan and the rest of his union chapter are really freaked out.

Yeah, this is a whole other part of the story I hadn't told you about yet. Last year, Volvo, which owns Mack Truck, announced it was building a big new truck plant in Mexico. The company says it's meant to supplement American workers, not replace them. But Dan and the rest of his union chapter are really freaked out.

Yeah, this is a whole other part of the story I hadn't told you about yet. Last year, Volvo, which owns Mack Truck, announced it was building a big new truck plant in Mexico. The company says it's meant to supplement American workers, not replace them. But Dan and the rest of his union chapter are really freaked out.

You know, they're worried that their jobs are going to end up down in Mexico like so many other autoworker jobs have moved over the years. And last month, the local put out a press release with this sort of dramatic video that condemned Mack's decision.

You know, they're worried that their jobs are going to end up down in Mexico like so many other autoworker jobs have moved over the years. And last month, the local put out a press release with this sort of dramatic video that condemned Mack's decision.

You know, they're worried that their jobs are going to end up down in Mexico like so many other autoworker jobs have moved over the years. And last month, the local put out a press release with this sort of dramatic video that condemned Mack's decision.

Well, they make it more expensive to import vehicles from Mexico, and that mitigates the cost savings companies get from moving production to Mexico, where wages are way lower than they are here in the U.S.