Posted by
PoliCzar on Sunday, December 21, 2008 12:00:00 AM
This is a
very interesting story. Our friends at
the UAW have really overstepped their bounds.
Its bad enough that they have jacked up salaries and hourly wages for the
workers it represents over the past 30 years, now it seems to want more from
the government to cover the companies of the workers they represent. The last time I checked the UAW is not GM or
Chrysler. It’s a ‘Union’.
A union of what we have no idea. And unions do what they wish. And what they’ve done over the past 30 years
is make these auto companies pay outrageous wages to their workers while other
companies from overseas have moved in and started plants in the United
States. These companies do not belong to
this union, why? Because they are from Japan. And what do they pay their workers? An honest wage for an honest days work. They give them full benefits and very nice
vacation time. And many Americans work
for them and enjoy life. But this isn’t
enough for the UAW, they need more.
Because without their union dues they wouldn’t exist. And why raise union dues? Because your workers make more and yes they
will thank you by paying you more in dues.
What happens if GM or Chrysler loses jobs? You lose union employees and our UAW bosses
lose money. Poor them. This whole thing stinks. Remove the UAW now. Get them out of the picture so that GM and
low ball Chrysler can get back to work.
Remove all the executive salaries that are $250,000 - $1million a
year. Start restructuring your company
like the airlines did several years ago.
Lets remember, those airlines are now looking in the next quarter to
make a profit for the first time in 8 years. The UAW is at fault along with the
executives of these companies. I agree
its not the worker, but when you pay a worker $60/hr to do a job that Toyota pays a worker
$25/hr for, then you have problems. And
this is exactly what we are seeing. Its
gone on far too long. Ford does not want
loans, doesn’t need it because their executives get paid correctly and no one
is trying to take funds they don’t deserve ( so far ). The problem with the UAW is that they are
trying to say they cut wages from $28/hr to $14 for first time employees
recently and they cut benefits.
Wow! Really? Why are you telling companies what they
should pay their employees? Lets talk
about first time employees. Where is
their training? Is this before or after
training and how many hours on the job?
Everyone in Michigan
would love to start a job at $28/hr.
Sign all the unemployed up! The
UAW is cash hording, and everyone knows it.
The problem is in order for them to make money, they need to have their
members make more. Its been going on for
far too long. End it now. Don’t ask the federal government, which did
nothing to hurt these companies by the way, to fix your problem. UAW?
Unemployed Auto Weasels. If they
really cared about the companies they worked with they would have fixed this 25
years ago. Lets not forget that Chrysler
years back was pretty much bankrupt. If
it hadn’t been for Daimler and then Cerberus Capital Management that bought it
all, they would be lost already. So lets
remember that these companies, minus the unions are at fault as well. Get rid of the union. Get rid of the overpaid execs. Start fresh and see what happens. Sounds to be like a bankruptcy may be the
best way to go. Yes some people will
lose their jobs, and in my opinion the ones that should are the top brass, not
the lowly worker. But unfortunately they
may lose out. But hey, they can always
go to Toyota.