But it is not likely that many people would move directly from, say, an aerospace plant to a bridge project, so the change might still be painful for many.

Their first stop was an aerospace plant here, where employment has dropped from 5,000 workers to 1,600 in five years.

Record-Keeping Violations The $1 million civil fine against Lockheed stems from charges that the company violated pollution rules in paint-spraying activities at its aerospace plants in the region.

Upon his arrival back in Oakland, Seale began working at different aerospace plants as a sheet metal mechanic, and attending night school to earn his high school diploma.

Twenty-nine bases in California have been closed or cut back since 1988, and Long Beach has suffered huge job losses because of the naval base closing and layoffs at several large aerospace plants.

Today, the old aerospace plant is a trucking warehouse.

Vexed items Washington wants in and California wants out include mandated ride-share programs, pollution controls on restaurant char-broilers, and tougher regs on aerospace plants.

The shift mainly was toward the nearby aerospace plants of Lockheed Martin and Rockwell International.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made campaign-style speeches at aerospace plants in an attempt to gain support for the purchase.

B1 Attempts to buy an aerospace plant are being frustrated by the company, some former employees say.