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NightSerf (acs6j@Virginia.EDU) wrote:
: In va.general John Miles <jmiles@pop.removethistomailme.net> wrote:

: > No, what would have made sense in 1975 would have been for the union
: > goons to quit their slacking and bellyaching, and start building decent
: > cars.

: > I've seen those juvenile "all foreign cars will be towed" signs near UAW
: > union halls in Chicago as late as 1993-1994.  I think I'll buy my next
: > American car when the goons get an attitude adjustment.

: With all due respect, it is shear idiocy to blame the auto
: workers for the problems with american cars.  The problems lay
: with the design more than the manufacture and with the decisions
: about what kind of cars to build--all clearly management
: decisions.  How can you possibly blame the workers and their
: unions?  what measure of control can you possibly imagine that
: they had in the process?

Well Serf (with a moniker like that I guess it is inevitable that you
would staunchly support the workers), the workers had a share in the
blame when imports eclipsed American models awhile back. The workmanship
on cars in the late 70s and early 80s could tend to be a little shoddy.
My mom bought a '79 Chrysler, overall a good car, as long as you went
through and made sure all fasteners were tight.

Brian