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GM to cut 30,000 jobs
Reuters, Bloomberg
| 21 Nov, 2005
| Self
Posted on 11/21/2005 5:34:36 AM PST by 12B
Breaking on Bloomberg and Reuters. GM will cut 30,000 jobs in massive restructuring. More....
TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: automakers; autoworkers; corporatewhores; generalmotors; gm; layoffs; uaw
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To: Revolting cat!
Does the horn go "mooooo!"?
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posted on
11/21/2005 9:35:20 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(The Katrina Media never gets anything right, so why should I believe them?)
To: Yossarian
And I am not being super-defensive of the brand. Simply expressing the actual experience of one purchase. I also looked at the Neon & Toyota Corolla when I bought this car.
I met a family while on vacation in Michigan this past summer. The husband works for GM. He had moved from Spring Hill to Troy with a management reorganization the previous year. This may not be a "sudden" decision
142
posted on
11/21/2005 9:39:59 AM PST
by
Knute
(W- Yep, He's STILL the President!)
To: COBOL2Java
Instantly recognizeable as a Buick, ain't it?!
143
posted on
11/21/2005 9:43:30 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: KevinDavis
I am no comrade and resent your snide remark. I am a Christian and what a lot of these big companies do is very un-Christian. I take no issue with compensating high level execs for a job well done. I take no issue with company bonuses, etc. Sometime when you have a moment, instead of making snide remarks, why don't you check on the percentage difference between bonuses/salaries, etc. of executives past as compared to their workers and now. You will be quite astonished.
To: sgribbley
"Car and driver/Road and track/motor trend etc. and those ilk have always had a anti-american bias from way way back."
If that is true, I stand corrected. But, for 2,000 bucks less, I bought a full sized F-150.
BTW, Car and Driver rated the F-150 numero uno this year, including rice burners.
145
posted on
11/21/2005 9:44:58 AM PST
by
GunnyHartman
(Allah is allah outta virgins.)
To: mongrel
Where on earth are you getting THAT figure. The average skilled-trade hourly rate is $22.00-$25.00/hour, which translates to 46 - 52K per year. If you have problems with men working OVERTIME that is an entirely different problem altogether.
To: OpusatFR
You seem to have a personal problem.
Buck up sport.
Life is good!
147
posted on
11/21/2005 9:47:29 AM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: 12B
"It's dead, GM"
148
posted on
11/21/2005 9:47:46 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: dakine
I have never envied the lifestyles of the rich andor famous. I don't think it brings one happiness or true riches. I would like to have more than I do, but that is human nature. We are always self-seeking and it takes discipline to think of others first.
To: dfwgator; hubbubhubbub
It's not about unions or pensions, "it's the cars, stupid."Frame it however you want, but you can't build any competitive widget with $3,000 per unit of union pensions and healthcare costs in it. People wanna buy a car, not beer for old wrench spinners in U.P.
150
posted on
11/21/2005 9:53:51 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: macamadamia
No. It's just basic humility and caring about one's fellow man that's at work here. I believe in the work ethic and have a very strong work ethic. I also believe that our current governmental system is terrible in that it rewards the slackers and lazybones in this country, yet there are people with true disabilities and needs that often "fall through the cracks." However, the exhorbitant salaries, bonuses and other perks that often accompany the execs of today is, and I'll say it again, a sin. It is sinful. While I believe capitalism and our way of life in this country is the best model on the planet, I do not worship money or the economy or any other thing above God or what I think his Word teaches. Shame on you and the others on here. Now maybe you are NOT a Christian and if so, then I understand.
To: KevinDavis; Paved Paradise
I know why God says it is easier for a camel to pass through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven.Yeah, like the Psalm that says, "From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs."
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:00:28 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: Paved Paradise
Christians don't judge others ~ true Christians leave that up to God.
If you don't worship money, why are you so attached to what other people make?
Your self righteousness is hilarious!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:05:20 AM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: 12B
60 K a year, great benefits, etc in basically an unskilled labor job.
Never saw this coming...
To: Alberta's Child
If recent trends are any indication, I'm predicting that many of these assembly-line workers are going to end up working for a Japanese manufacturer within the next five years -- maybe even at the same GM plant where they worked before.
If they are, then that might be the best of both worlds. They'd have their jobs back, but Japanese manufacturers don't put up with unionizing campaigns.
To: OpusatFR; SDGOP
You climax fast. Got all the way from cars to WalMart bashing in 5 sentences! "One-note-Opus."
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:07:30 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: blackie
I am sick of the insults on blue collar workers. As for judging, I have no idea what you are talking about. Make some sense please - oh, but maybe you have one of those high-dollar college degrees so I can't expect YOU to make sense!!!
To: lone star annie
I think the pontiac vibe is quite a good car. It does have a lot of toyota stuff in it as it is a joint venture with its twin toyota matrix.
To: sgribbley
Car and driver/Road and track/motor trend etc....always had a anti-american bias....Absolutely true. Something about publishing seems to turn people.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:11:16 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: OpusatFR
"Why doesnt GM build more plants in 'right to work' states then?"
Because the state still can't compete with .27 an hour in China. "
Or 2.70 for that matter. Or even if they were paid this country's minimum wage of $5.15 in China. Thank the Unions again.
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