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"Pay me double what the competitors charge for the same product or I'll walk in circles by the gate!"

Good luck with that.]]>Feb 26th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/]]>Feb 26th 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 7:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/
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Wait a second....]]>Feb 26th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Mar 5th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/
The Big 3 may just get fed up and buy them all out and completely move auto manufacturing out of the country.

These member are not entitled to a job.]]>Feb 26th 2008 5:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 5:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 6:36PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/
Also, most of Europe if not all of it as well as Asia is socialist in one form or another. So they don't have to give the insane amount of healthcare workers in the U.S. get. In fact, they barely get any yet the UAW here sees how "bad" the "worker" here has it.

I am all for fairness in pay and union works are not fairly paid they are overpaid and over protected.]]>Feb 26th 2008 7:26PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/
but union workers as a group tend to be much more short-sighted and rather than look at the state of the union, look at how to get the most for them (and then the union bosses take their cut as well). Basically supporting the union means supporting another company that doesnt have a product (kind of like government sometimes).

of course mgmt in the US tends not to look past the current quarter's profits thanks to whoring out to those only interested in a quick return on investment.

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@Johne, I was a union worked for 14 or 15 years. The workers are lazy and do the bare minimum expecting high pay and medical benefits. Now, self employed I learned the value of working hard, this was never rewarded in a union shop, you get what you get simply by not getting fired, which in large unions is tough to get done. Many products suffer from quality because of the laziness and cost of unionized workers. Many companies have gone under or left to get away from these unions. Sadly, one of the first thing a company considers when times get tough is cutting pay or hours, if you have a union, their logical choice is to break it. Thats why the unionized people in this country have shrunk so much. Well, that and maybe some people want more then a mortgage on a crappy ranch home and a Ford Taurus and in the union, you make what you make.

In the USA I pay about 650 a month just for my health care, plus co-pays, one month I had a 2,000 total medical bill when everyone needed medical, dental and some optical. These guys have no concept what health care costs and what they earn just for that. I also work very hard to make MORE money and get more business, its what makes a company successful. If my small business had 20 lazy employees, I would be out of business. Finally, I have seen the so called union leaders, they will try and get you a piece of what you want, then get back to work, in the meantime it can take years to recover what a 3 months strike cost you in wages. Your union might offer you a few buck for a couple weeks because guess what, they are a business too. Its a joke, always has been. Thats why no one shows up to rally, its too damn cold and most expect it to be over within a month or two with little benefit to themselves, so why bother.

Thats how it is, unbiased.]]>Feb 26th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 7:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 28th 2008 2:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/26/uaw-strikes-again-targets-american-axle-after-talks-end/Feb 26th 2008 7:45PM