A new contract ordered by a car czar will avoid a ruinous bankruptcy which will certainly result in liquidation. I tire of saying this but the Union wages are already in line...it’s the legacy costs that matter. As for health care. The union already pays for and administers this plan for the rank and file. As for work rules. This is the most important concession and it’s been done in my plant at least. I know this for sure.
Look, I’m tired of hearing about how evil the union is; they are just working people with families like you unless you are one of the wealthy types. Many of my guys served in the military. They liken the GOP behavior in this matter to a generation of soldiers being called baby killers in the 70’s...they are being kicked in the teeth by other Americans and the GOP after serving their country bravely.
All you union haters think it’s 1955, and you don’t know anything about this matter. This is not a political issue, but rather an American issue. These union people are taxpayers, some are vets and more importantly all are Americans...so those of you who wish ill upon them...I hope it slaps you in the face instead. You deserve it; they don’t. The globalists have made the union the bogeyman to hide the truth...their policies are disastrous to our country and have brought this country to bankruptcy. I say this as a GM manager who works with the union and knows them.
Many of the guys will be laid off in December and are trying to make it to the next year...it’s a sad situation, and for those of you who glory in their misfortune for political reasons, I say you are not a patriot and do not deserve to be called an American.
What idiotic garbage.
So, you want a bailout from other taxpayers to save your own butt. Maybe you should spend more time taking care of GM's problems instead of posting on a message board about how great the UAW is.
I think the UAW members are a bunch of selfish thugs who don't want anything to change. That is life. Jobs come and jobs go and life goes on for most people. We don't expect for someone else to save a job for us. We move on and find another job and stop complaining about it. Why should it be any different for GM/UAW?!
**Many of my guys served in the military. They liken the GOP behavior in this matter to a generation of soldiers being called baby killers in the 70’s...they are being kicked in the teeth by other Americans and the GOP after serving their country bravely.**
Ever read about the battle of Tarawa in the South Pacific in World War II? The Marines was hampered in loading the ships getting ready for the battle by a strike of the New Zealand longshoreman union. In fact strikes by unions that put our fighting men at risk was common during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam.
Your union spent a lot of money getting Jack Murtha and Dick Durbin reelected after they smeared the good name of the troops fighting today. There are many vets out there who found their livelihoods destroyed because it ran counter to the interests of the Unions and the Liberals they elect.
Did your boys give a damn about the coal miners when their union supported Obama and the end of coal mining in America? Did they give a damn about the oil field workers when you know that the new administration will not expand domestic drilling? Do they care about the workers at the last remaining domestic lead smelter in the USA when Obama’s EPA will shut it down? Do they care about the small businessman who now has to pay much more taxes and regulations thanks to your Union support of Obama? What about the farmers when Obama shuts down their markets overseas?
Personally I feel sorry for the guy laid off at the local convienance store or gas station who was working near minimum wage and little unemployment. It is harder to get as emotional about autoworkers who make more than college professors being laid off. Your workers if they spent any time on the job should have their homes and vehicles paid off and money in the bank.
If they haven’t saved anything for hard times then perhaps they are too stupid to help.
By the way since the money for the bailout comes from somewhere, I suggest the UAW send every future social security participant a thank you card for sending Social Security and Medicare into bankruptcy sooner than later.