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Article #411Re: GM Flint strike--4 hour days?
From: phxbrd
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00
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flintoid wrote: > If nobody is buying these cars, why does GM care how many stampings make > it out of that plant? They do go into cars. More stampings=more cars. > > Sorry so mean The fact that your local dealer still has Chevys after all this time should tell you something. Neither Ford or Chrysler would let a strike go this long because their lost sales would equal a hell of a lot of more money and they would have no inventory at all. Regards, > . > > Richard Berkeley wrote: > > > > Richard wrote: > > > > > If a worker can handle an eight hour workload in a four hour work schedule > > > then someone is getting cheated. I remember back in the eighties when there > > > was a popular and semi-profitable retail chain here where the union workers > > > were making three times as much as the non-union workers in other similar > > > retail outlets. These union workers striked for more pay, more benefits and > > > less work. The retail chains went out of business and the union workers were > > > without a job. > > > > > > GM workers are among the highest paid laborers. Their greed and laziness > > > have blinded their sight to the good positions they have. If they don't open > > > their eyes GM should move out and let this place rot like Detroit. > > > > And people wonder why GM cars are getting more and more expensive. If these > > assholes in GM continue to strike, more and more jobs will definitely go down to > > Mexico or Canada. They'll whine about that too, but screw them! > > > > They are really blackmailing GM. GM used to be the greatest. > > > > Richard
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