[hiramknight]

Having had the opportunity to visit many of the big three's engine plants, dealing with management AND union workers, I can wholeheartedly attest that there is not a shred of exaggeration in Mr. Knox's assessment of the situation.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I don't doubt that at all.

During college, I worked two Summers in a GM Assembly Division plant.

What I saw there curdled my milk and boiled my blood.

A saw horse is blocking access to the mens' room. A Supervisor asks a guy walking by to do him a quick favor and grab the saw horse and just place it out of the way behind some nearby lockers.

"That's not my job" comes the reply. "That's made of wood. You'll need to call a carpenter to deal with that."

WTF?