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Colin Smith @ Mar 13th 2008 1:27PM
If its a vacation then surely it is paid. Which would mean an extra long holiday - which is good, no?
Or do they mean a lay-off?
Is it legal to stand workers down without warning and without pay, I mean, won't they riot?
Chris @ Mar 13th 2008 1:32PM
I don't understand the doom and gloom. The auto two have done similar. In fact there are usually mandatory shutdown/vacations built into the schedule.
By giving this much warning the workers should have time to accommodate it, let alone the suppliers and their employees.
Hey if taking hard steps is what it takes to survive they damn well better be doing it. At least an investment group has a vested interest in keeping Chrysler alive, unlike those previous execs to include mercedes benz who just raped the company