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Re: GM Flint strike--4 hour days?

#419
From: phxbrd
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 00:00
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I've been on both sides of the fence and believe the fence, itself, is the
biggest problem.  Both sides lose way much productive time fighting across the
fence.  Tear the stupid fence down and go to work as one team....

Richard wrote:

> Same old argument. Union workers blame mgmt and mgmt blames union workers.
> You must be a union laborer. How much do you make? How much does your
> company's owner makes? I bet he makes at least 3 times more than you, and I
> would also bet he doesn't work nearly as hard as you do. Why don't you go
> into his office tomorrow and tell him he's making too much money.
>
> Many of you are ignorant to the fact that mgmt has virtually no job
> security. They may canned the next morning without explanation. Yet on the
> other hand lazy incompetent union workers are virtually impossible to can.
> No, I'm not in mgmt. No job security there.
>
> phxbrd@pop.phnx.uswest.net wrote in message
> <35A9686E.77722E1E@pop.phnx.uswest.net>...
> >
> >
> >Richard Berkeley wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >Look around you, Richard, people don't buy Chevrolets any more.  It's not
> even an
> >import thing.  Looking around, you'll see plenty of Chrysler and Ford
> products, made
> >it the USA.  Chevrolet insists on building cars that are poorly designed,
> poorly
> >engineered,  poorly built, and poorly bought.  GMC execs get some of the
> biggest
> >paychecks in the world and you, god love ya, blame GM workers for the
> stupendous
> >loss in market share, resulting in decreased stock dividends.  Wow!  I
> guess
> >management mindset can explain you through anything.
> >
> >While explaining, tell me why GM can afford to lose 80 billion dollars per
> day
> >during the strike about a potential savings of 50 million PER YEAR?  (CNN)
> >
> >Fuck GM, they're out of control lunatics.  Shut 'em down.  Ford and
> Chrysler will be
> >hiring....
> >
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From: phxbrd@pop.phnx.uswest.net
Subject: Re: GM Flint strike--4 hour days?
Date: 1998/07/13
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