Over the last few years, huge numbers of union workers have accepted buyout packages to leave their high-paying jobs at automotive factories and office buildings. Many of those retired workers will be replaced by new hires at much lower salaries in the coming years. In fact, there could be as many as 46,000 new workers hired in Michigan alone, according to a recent 95-page report (PDF link here) released by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). This report could mean good things for the troubled economy surrounding Detroit -- but it's not all roses, as the report indicates that more workers will leave through attrition than the estimated 46,000 that could be hired. Also, all of those new workers will require lots of training before they can be counted on as worthy replacements. Still, as Kristin Dziczek, an analyst from CAR says, "The bleeding will stop."[Source: CAR via The Car Connection]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
mary @ Apr 16th 2008 3:15PM
That many people hired they must plan to make alot of cars.
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Ron Abney @ Apr 16th 2008 10:02PM
No, in fact, they will make less cars & trucks, with lower wages, less benefits for the worker. Loosing over 46,000 workers thru attrition during will not assure the guarentee that they will hire 46,000 employees. and remember, all the parts will be made elsewhere loosing more jobs, all to attain the credit of "Made in America" just because they assemble the parts here. Beware of false promises and big business, they do not care for the worker, just the money he/she makes for them.
mary @ Apr 17th 2008 5:15AM
Sounds like you've been through this type of thing before.
erich @ Apr 16th 2008 3:31PM
Do you think Governor Jennifer Granholm will somehow try to take credit for this?
Chris @ Apr 16th 2008 4:03PM
I guarantee shes already writing up her speech.
Fortunately she is on a trip to the Middle East right now. We can only hope she misses her flight back. Please please please.
Even if she did, we would still be stuck with Millen and King Kwame.
Lionel Ripepe @ Apr 17th 2008 9:58AM
OF COURSE GRANHOLME WILL TAKE CREDIT , I LIVE IN MICH. AND SHE`S A REAL SCROUNDREL !
DesiAuto @ Apr 16th 2008 4:08PM
The damage done by poor decision making of BIG 3 top executives far outweighs 46000 new hires.
If for some reason these moronic c-level executives are fired, no decent org will hire them.
Ty @ Apr 16th 2008 5:35PM
The companies plan to higher many more workers at much lower wages? That doesn't sound like good news at all--maybe good for the higher-ups. How much have the CEO's wages been reduced by?
LIONEL RIPEPE @ Apr 17th 2008 9:58AM
THE CEO`S WILL RAISE THEIR MULTI - MILLION DOLLAR YEARLY PAY,AS USUAL.
MajorGeek @ Apr 16th 2008 6:04PM
Does this have anything at all to do with buyout and hiring lower paid workers at all? Since that was their plan?
LIONEL RIPEPE @ Apr 17th 2008 9:57AM
THEY WILL EVENTUALLY HIRE ILLEGALS FOR PENNY`S AN HOUT, THAT`S HOW GREEDY THESE SCUMBAGS ARE , NOT TO MENTION THE AMERICAN OIL
TERRORISTS !
Noah @ Apr 16th 2008 6:19PM
I don't get it. The UAW union, which is supposed to protect its workers, pretty much just gave them a payout and the people lost their jobs. Why not just accept a lower wage/pension and keep your job?
Big one @ Apr 16th 2008 7:04PM
cause they are greeeeeeedy :P
LIONEL RIPEPE @ Apr 17th 2008 9:57AM
YEAH RIGHT , WHY NOT WORK FOR FREE, IDIOT !
LIONEL RIPEPE @ Apr 17th 2008 9:56AM
THE UNION REPS HAVE BEEN IN THE COMPANYS POCKETS FOR 40 YEARS , THAT I KNOW OF !
Michele @ Apr 17th 2008 4:25AM
Alot of us have already taken less money (half what we made before) a freeze on our pension, a benifit plan that covers absolutely nothing(I have to work for a week to pay for my husbands medication that he needs to function daily), and we are loosing our houses left and right! No.. I don't live in a big fancy home... just your average house... 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath kitch liv and basement... yep that's it.. and I am going to loose it if it doesn't sell soon... no one can afford to buy homes because every one is getting their pay cut or loosing their jobs.
We are not greedy, we just want to be paid what we are worth and not have our jobs shipped over seas...plain and simple.
chris @ Apr 16th 2008 8:14PM
its about time they get rid of over paid union workers, their the ones who messed up the auto industry.
Karen C @ Apr 16th 2008 8:21PM
If the NEW replacements will need lots of training before they will become WORTHY replacements for the past employees, then CAR PRICES SHOULD BE LOWERED TO REFELECT THAT. Or is the american public going to be treated as shoddy as the car company's dumped employees? You don't win the buyers back because you have cheaper workers that you can mistreat until their pay increases get too high and you get too greedy.
You ALL need to step back and lower your rates and prices so the rest of this country can survive. STOP BEING SO GREEDY. Management, stockholders, and employees.
LIONEL RIPEPE @ Apr 17th 2008 9:57AM
THE CARS ARE SHODDY PLASTIC JUNK , WHY NOT THE UNSKILLED WORKERS, AND, ANYONE CAN DO THEIR REPITIOUS JOBS IN A FEW HOURS TRAINING, ANYWAYS . I`VE WORKED IN LOTS OF AUTO PLANTS THRU THE YEARS, ALWAYS QUIT, TOO BOREING.
dg @ Apr 16th 2008 8:23PM
how is this better? "we're going to hire these new people at a lower rate". What good are unions these days, they weren't any good 25 years ago, now Detroit citizens are suppose to kneel down and praise Detroits 3, for lower wages..pleeze...These have got to be the dumbest corporate CEO's EVER, not to get the car business right after ALL these years! Just look at these 'bread boxes' being produced, square and more square car's, come on Detroit hire great young 'out of the box' designers!!!! Get this pony show back on the road!