December 12th, 2008, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Spada  the car unions need to have it stuck to them. Did you know that in the big 3 if you get laid off you still make 85% of your wages for doing NOTHING? that's ridiculous. | What you are referring to is a practice that began as a way to entice the United Auto Workers to accept robots on the assembly line. Quote: |
The program started in 1984 as something both the United Auto Workers and their employers supported to promote factory automation and innovation, according to labor and industry experts. link |
It's not as ridiculous as you think and it only reflects 1,400 workers. Read the link. In any case, that's what the industry negotiated in good faith and one should live up to one's word.Quote:
Originally Posted by zen The UAW workers are going need to make concessions or face unemployment. |
The union already has said they are, “prepared to agree that any restructuring plan should ensure that the wages and benefits of workers at the domestic automakers should be competitive with those paid by the foreign transplants. But we also recognized that this would take time to work out and implement.”
What I object to is, a month ago Washington gave a bailout to the financial institutions and did not ask a single question or make any conditions on Wall Street, who pay their people much more than auto companies. Now, the auto industry asks for a fraction of what Wall Street got and the Senate wants it to be carried on the backs of the people who work on the line.
The fact is that foreign makers have an advantage since they have new plants and don't have any retirees.
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