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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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NY Times update 4:

Problems with the Union indeed seem to have center stage in the current roadblock to a bailout plan:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/bu.../13uaw.html?hp
 
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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outlaw the unions
 
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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outlaw the unions
It will be interesting to see whether the U.A.W. even survives this crisis and, if so, whether it will be substantially weakened.
 
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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how do most of the workers, even believe that they are worth what they make. they do factory jobs making engineer money. it was bound to fail. if their product fails, where will the money come from.
 
Old Dec 12, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by milhouse
how do most of the workers, even believe that they are worth what they make. they do factory jobs making engineer money. it was bound to fail. if their product fails, where will the money come from.
That's an interesting question, I'm working for my engineering degree and i'm not even looking at making what they were making, lol. It pisses me off i'm kickin' my *** in school to find out that there are no jobs point blank period. I guess it's not that bad of a thing to get a college degree(s) and get a job at mickey D's...
 
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ej6buddy
It pisses me off i'm kickin' my *** in school to find out that there are no jobs point blank period.

You could move to saskatchewan. Potash corporation is creating 14000 jobs in the next... 4 years. Average wage is supposedly 100K/year.
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Masonn
You could move to saskatchewan. Potash corporation is creating 14000 jobs in the next... 4 years. Average wage is supposedly 100K/year.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...rce_login=true
Dam son, that's good find, but i prefer staying close to home, it's one of the drawbacks.
 
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by milhouse
how do most of the workers, even believe that they are worth what they make. they do factory jobs making engineer money. it was bound to fail. if their product fails, where will the money come from.

The UAW worker make on average $2 an hour less than none union workers in plants for Acura/Honda, Nissan, and Toyota. I honestly dont understand what these people see in the UAW? After the life time of union dues they could have invested into a 401k and came out better off I just dont understand.
 
Old Dec 16, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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union is a joke, they should get rid of it. They create way too much.

I am for free market. Forget these idiots Car companies. They failed and its not our job to go clean up their mess

We are a capitalist society. In about 10 years span someone will come over and buy over the companies and head it to a new direction. That is what happens in a free market, there is someone out there that will replace you.
 
Old Dec 16, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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