Interesting Video

[UNTLifer]

Amazing how long these people have been on the job.

Ada, Ohio Wilson Football Factory

[HoustonEagle]

Amazing how long these people have been on the job.

Ada, Ohio Wilson Football Factory

I will never complain about my career again.

[EagleGreen]

Amazing how long these people have been on the job.

Ada, Ohio Wilson Football Factory

I'll be damned.

[KRAM1]

That is a great video! And, it says a good deal about the folks who run this factory and the company that employs these people. It is very obvious that this is a process that could very easily be moved overseas to Pakistan, China or Korea to lower labor costs a great deal and create a larger profit for the company. However, the company has chosen to stay in Ohio and employ these people. Every employee shown has been at that plant a very long time. That says to me that the employees are treated extremely well, and actually enjoy what they are doing...and also take a good deal of pride in what they are doing. They appear to want to be the best at what they do, and seem to be accomplishing just that. Great video and really interesting, but I took a good bit more away from watching that video than just how Wilson makes the NFL football.

Looks like an American corporate success story to me. Thanks for staying "home" and for providing a great working atmosphere for a lot of citizens.

I wonder if the NFL requires that the folks it contracts with for product all employ US based workers? Nike, maybe???? Hmmmmmmm.

[Green P1]

Wilson needs some robots.

[KRAM1]

Wilson needs some robots.

Wilson needs lots of folks buying their footballs and telling them "thanks" for helping keep lots of local people employed for long periods of time...that's what Wilson needs.

[Quoner]

Wilson needs lots of folks buying their footballs and telling them "thanks" for helping keep lots of local people employed for long periods of time...that's what Wilson needs.

Agreed. You should direct your letter to their holding company in Finland.

[EagleD]

That is a great video! And, it says a good deal about the folks who run this factory and the company that employs these people. It is very obvious that this is a process that could very easily be moved overseas to Pakistan, China or Korea to lower labor costs a great deal and create a larger profit for the company. However, the company has chosen to stay in Ohio and employ these people. Every employee shown has been at that plant a very long time. That says to me that the employees are treated extremely well, and actually enjoy what they are doing...and also take a good deal of pride in what they are doing. They appear to want to be the best at what they do, and seem to be accomplishing just that. Great video and really interesting, but I took a good bit more away from watching that video than just how Wilson makes the NFL football.

Looks like an American corporate success story to me. Thanks for staying "home" and for providing a great working atmosphere for a lot of citizens.

I wonder if the NFL requires that the folks it contracts with for product all employ US based workers? Nike, maybe???? Hmmmmmmm.

rare plus 1 from me, Kram.