Posted on 03/30/2006 12:54:22 AM PST by Las Vegas Dave
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Delphi and GM will go the way of United airlines. The union will drive the drive the company in to the grouund. They are going to hell in a hand basket and the union won't budge.
GM/Ford/and D-C will survive, what I believe will happen is the end of the strangle hold that the (liberal) unions have for the Big 3.
L
Yes.
Both parties can continue down the paths described in the article.
Or they both could sit down and come to an agreement that would help Delphi survive in it's current form and become competitive again, while preserving most of the union members' jobs if the union would get off their duffs and look beyond the next dues payment.
The union is holding out for the demoncrats to sae them like in 1980 when the government bailed out Chrysler.
You'd think these idiots would march down to the border, join hands to keep their "replacement workers" from crossing the border. As soon as they set up their picket lines at Delphi, these Mexican "replacement workers" will be all too happy to do those jobs for $5 an hour, or even less.
And even funnier still, the Democrat representitives voted in by these leftist kooks, are probably going to make it LEGAL for these mexican invaders to work in those plants!!
I can't say I would feel sorry for these idiots. They brought it on themselves. They wouldn't listen.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
It will be far too late when they finally do. They are finnished.
The unions have no concept of the real world. Here in Wichita when Boeing was bought out. The first contract had some concessions in it that the hard liners voted down, they were all very proud of that. When Onex went ahead and bought the company anyway the unions cried foul cause Onex said if the concession were not met then they would not buy the company. Consequently Onex began to cut the work force to cut cost, many were devastated at being let go. Many of them would still have their jobs today if they had voted on the first contract. I don't know where they get the idea that the employer is out to hose them at every turn. Some times work is like a marriage you have to give to get and when times are tough you don't demand steak when you can only afford spam.
L
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Nobody wants to take a major pay cut. They apparently have so little faith in what management is saying, they don't believe their employer is on the verge of bankruptcy. It happened with Eastern Airlines and so many other unionized operations. The unions took a hard stance and their companies went out of business.
Some of that comes from years of mistrust and animosity and from seeing management consistently drawing very large salaries and bonuses.
Like the words in the song........."Nothing from nothing leaves nothing".................
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Or maybe they will just drive the company out of business and everyone will make zilch per hour.
Seriously though, the union is only partly to blame. You can't blame them for trying to hang on to what they have--its human nature. GM is to blame for making lame cars, bad advertising, and agreeing to these ridiculous contracts. The Job Banks idea (paying people for doing nothing) has to be the stupidest idea since communism.
I believe the CEO of Delphi mentioned that the lawn mower guy (union, of course) was making $64 an hour. Something about not being able to stay competitive.
See tagline.
The primary job of unions is to insure income, insurance, and retirement for the union officials.
Mexicans are doing their jobs for $5.00/hour in Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi etc
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