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In the future I will buy ONLY non-UAW/CAW built cars. That takes about half the cars off my list, but at least I'm not buying into the extortion game these maggots play.]]>Sep 24th 2007 3:48PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/


I guess the union leaders have never heard that saying before.]]>Sep 24th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/
The Big-3 kept Wall Street happy by inflating profits and deferring costs. When the unions demanded large pay increases the companies instead increased pensions and retiree health benefits knowing the bill would not come due for decades. Now the piper has to be paid.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mercedes and BMW operate nonunion North American plants. Their labor costs are much lower than the Detroit companies, $42 an hour including benefits at Nissan versus $70 at Ford. The newcomers have negligible pension costs because their workforce is younger, and hardly any retiree health care outlay. All are profitable because they design and build quality products consumers want to buy.]]>Sep 24th 2007 4:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/Sep 24th 2007 4:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/Sep 24th 2007 5:14PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/Sep 24th 2007 5:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/
Same ole', same ole'.

When will GM and the other two figure it out. It's time for the unions to pack it in. The only thing they have ever done for me is raise the price of my car and cause me to receive a recall notice.

They just don't get it at all.

Punchy]]>Sep 24th 2007 7:30PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/Sep 24th 2007 11:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/
I think your "imports" comment is irrelevant.. Corolla, Matrix, Camry, Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline, Civic, Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Santa Fe... ALL NOT IMPORTS!!! They are made RIGHT HERE!!!

oh wait, I bet if they were ALL UAW/CAW plants, we would NEVER hear you complain about "unfair imports" ever again!!!

Buzz... you need to change your perspective, DRIVE one of these imports, and THEN make your comments.. dumb ass.. I bet you probably drive a Toyota, don't you... hehehe...

I do drive a GM product, made at NUMMI (UAW), thankfully, it's all full of Toyota parts and engineering!!! (I drive a Vibe!)]]>Sep 25th 2007 8:48AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/24/canadian-auto-workers-president-buzz-hargrove-responds-to-strike/Sep 25th 2007 3:12PM