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“I wonder if the administration is holding this out as a bone to the Japanese,” said Lee Adler.

Brands increasing their orders from Cambodia while raising concerns about labor rights are “obviously mixed messages,” Jason Judd said. “And one message, the purchase order, has a lot more weight than the other. Until those are credibly threatened, the government has no reason to act.”

In this editorial, Erica Groshen writes that a bold effort is needed to modernize and coordinate the U.S. federal statistical system.

"Well if you look at what's been happening in the market, Ford thought they would see a lot more of the F-150 Lightnings (electric pickup trucks) and they had to shut down the plant for a while cause they had too much capacity," Art Wheaton said.

“Automation is something we’ve seen for a long time,” said Philipp Kircher. “Whether it’s the companies that currently support the U.S. president or not, somebody would be doing this innovation, maybe slightly slower.”

Local labor expert Art Wheaton says these strikes are becoming more common and have proven effective in many cases, but it's also risky.