On GM workers to vote on contract Friday
Posted on September 11 at 9:56 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I find it interesting that these employees are suddenly ready to make concessions now that the plant is at risk of closing, but in the past as the company is losing money they aren't willing to concede anything. Someone stated that U.S. Toyota employees make less money- that isn't necessarily true and that the Camry still costs more than the Malibu. Have you heard of supply and demand? The Camry has been a superior product- therefore they can demand a higher price. I worked a temporary job in the Janesville GM plant and I had a job that I could have done a whole days work in 1 hour. The hardest part was staying awake. I once tried to fix a speaker on a suburban that wasn't installed into the door correctly- I simply pushed it in to the correct position, and someone yelled at me because it's someone's job at the end of the line to fix what other workers can't do correctly- and I was stealing someone elses job. That is the mentality that is bringing down the UAW.
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On GM plant to end SUV production by end of year, source says
Posted on October 11 at 11:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I do have sympathy for these workers as human beings, but as a whole they have no one to blame but themselves. The mentality they shared when I worked there during a summer promoted the most gross unproductivity I have ever seen. People would sit for half a day while another worker did their job. Then in the afternoon they switched off. Now imagine if you could produce the same amount of vehicles with 1/2 the work force. Don't you think that might be beneficial when the economy is tight? In a merit world it's survival of the fittest. While, I understand that Unions are not based on merit, but on strength in numbers- The economy is based on merit (especially when the economy is on a downward slide). Companies must be productive, and when their work force doesn't produce -the company fails.