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To: Eric in the Ozarks
They should’ve taken a long hard nasty strike back in the 1980s and resolved many of the work rule issues that bedevil the company. Their cars sucked then, so why not ?

That's what I say to people who blame GM's downfall on the UAW. Every word of every line of every contract is approved by management. It's management's job to say no to unreasonable demands, even if it means taking a strike.

42 posted on 10/26/2008 11:13:25 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: jalisco555
‘zackly. The GM management went along because they thought they could pass along the union costs forever. They had never heard of Michael Porter but the Japanese had...
49 posted on 10/26/2008 7:13:27 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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