Money For Nothing (Labor union sickness on an unimaginable scale)

Wall Street Journal ^ | May 2006 | Jeffrey McCracken

[KeyLargo]

I’ve heard of union workers getting “laid off” for weeks at a time, at 95% pay.

Absolutely true.

I worked a summer temp. job in a FMC assembly plant in the 1960’s and when the summer change over to new models took place, sometimes 30 days, line workers were paid to sit at home.

Nice to know now that Obama wants you to pay for the UAW retirees bailout, even though you personally do not have a private pension to look forward to.

[allmendream]

..... and chicks for free.

(I was checking for it, glad you got it in!) ;)

[KeyLargo]

[Joan Kerrey]

Why aren’t these people doing something like washing windows, cutting grass, answering phones, etc... ______________________________ That would require undermining the janitoral union, the landscaping contract with the landscapers union, the telecommunications union etc. The fines from these labor violations would double the present cost per employee task.

[dabluesman]

The bailout of the big 3 will start with a promise of govt provided health care, so the medical costs of workers and retirees will be provided by US. Then of course their pension money will be moved to the SS system.....with a little left behind to grease the mucky ducks of course, then of course the cost of doing business for them will be similar to Honda and Toyota. This will be part of the bailout plan, I so predict.