http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/business/04auto.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
You stupid fucks are lucky to still have jobs
You stupid fucks are lucky to still have jobs
CAR So NOW the UAW wants to make concessions
Engineering Kid
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Engineering Kid
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AHHAHAHAHAH.
They are willing to give up job security clauses in their contract. Oh fuck, the auto industry is saved now.
And only for 2 of the 3 companies....because they think ford still has enough money to remain liquid long term.
I work the industry, and I pray that these overpaid monkeys are all out on their asses, even if it cuts my paycheque in half for a few years.
They are willing to give up job security clauses in their contract. Oh fuck, the auto industry is saved now.
They are willing to give up things they don't have anyways. This isn't even a concession from the UAW.
And only for 2 of the 3 companies....because they think ford still has enough money to remain liquid long term.
I work the industry, and I pray that these overpaid monkeys are all out on their asses, even if it cuts my paycheque in half for a few years.
Engineering Kid
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What good is a job security clause when your employer isn't going to be around in 6 weeks.
What good is a a retirement pension if the corporation isn't around to honor it.
GM and Chrysler should take a prepackaged bankruptcy so they can tell the UAW to
May be the only way to lower the pay to reasonable levels for the UAW workers.
Rip The Jacker
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Engineering Kid
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1) Gov't bailout would still result in massive layoffs so it's a moot point
2) Gov't guarantees principle on their pensions, but with stock market tanking, their pension fund isn't growing and isn't enough to cover current or future obligations. Yes their principal is covered, but not future obligations.
Is this really a bold move from the CAW, or them just saying "well shit, I guess we can flex a little, since we are all about to be jobless"
Too little, too late.
EDIT...I bet you are a union worker, who failed out of highscool and makes $50/hr. Based purely on your statements in this thread.
michelin man
IDB Construction
Engineering Kid
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Because all the right to work legislation and restrictive labor laws aren't enough... Gotta protect ourselves from 'the man'.
Once a line assembler at chrysler said something like this to me...
That's what unions are for.
michelin man
IDB Construction
camarosrool
yes i am
I already said this in another thread
the UAW will throw the workers under the bus to save their own jobs and paychecks
they will do everything they can to screw teh employees while padding their own pockets
the UAW will throw the workers under the bus to save their own jobs and paychecks
they will do everything they can to screw teh employees while padding their own pockets
Engineering Kid
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All new hires will be paid at a lower rate, and with fewer benefits.
That's the UAW's big concession.
Firstly, the big 3 aren't hiring anyone lately...so it has no tangible impact.
Secondly, it does wonders for the already low morale of any line workers.
What if you went to work, and the guy in the next room did exactly the same job as you, with the same skill and motivation, but got paid a lot more, and had a plush retirement package. I thought the UAW stood for labor equality. In the 80s, when women started working labor jobs a lot more, the UAW jumped all over the 'Equal work for equal pay' band wagon.
It's like a home renovation. Your house has bad plumbing, bad wiring, crappy drywall, creaky and warped floors.You have the best lot in the neighborhood, with a fantastic view and good school zone.
Sure you could fix each piece of your house, bit by bit, and end up with a home that is livable again, at a hefty price.
Or you could bulldoze the house, rebuild with new construction on the same lot. Still your property, and then you can build up exactly what you want, no compromise.
Labor relations in the big three need to be bulldozed.
JoesTypeS
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camarosrool
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they are laying off line workers and hiring in new ones at the lower rate
then they contract people in for 89 days and lay off for 2 months so they dont have to pay benefits either
Engineering Kid
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Supply and demand, don't like the job, go to DeVry and get a diploma....become more in demand.
Moreover, I call BS unless you have some reference. They can't lay off current and hire new. That's like bullet point number 1 of every standing labor contract the UAW holds.
If that was truely possibly, why wouldn't the big 3 just fire all their staff and hire new people at lower rates? (because you are talking out of your ass....that's why)
But I miss sterling heights. I used to live in Hamtramck and then Grosse pointe.
GM has had two-tier employees working for about six months now and temps nearly as long. And the temps do not get benefits. Just holidays after 90 days.
camarosrool
yes i am
or I am seeing it happen
and they will do that
but they are doing it in stages
eventually all of them will be making 12 an hour with no benefits
camarosrool
yes i am
lol but apparently I am talking out my ass according to the know it all