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Not touchy at all, I just think your overly stereo typing what the general public wants to think about union workers because they ethier don't belong to a good one or their jealous of the benefits that a union worker receives.
Everything a UAW worker has was won was in negotiations. What could the company do? Let them go out on strike. Many large corporations have unions and have learned to coexist with one.
The people I have met who work for the car companies take a lot of pride in their work and are very aware of what's going on. I met an engineer for Ford this last year (non union worker) I asked him why Ford doesn't use some of the products that they have in Europe, after he stopped laughing he told me " Ford of USA simply does not really talk to Ford of Europe". He then went on to tell me about a cracking problem they we're having with their small V8 blocks. Apparently assembly line workers discovered that holes were being drilled in the block and taped for no apparent reason and cracks we're developing around these useless holes. Formen on the assembly line approached management about the problems, it took four months for management to stop the procedure. So who's at fault? Sometimes you need to look a little deeper then what might seam obvious.
You don't have to explain to me about the costs of health-care or anything else since I've been running my own business for 22 years. This past year has been the most difficult of my life! The past few weeks I have had ZERO sales, the first time ever. My savings are being rapidly depleted, if things don't change I'll be hitting what's left of my IRA in the next couple of months. It's been the most challenging thing financially and mentally that I have ever encountered. I value my independence and I'm putting everything on the line for it. I'm not jealous of a UAW worker or any other worker for that matter. I could never go to a factory or sit in a cubical all day long. It's not for me. But business's like mine and most other's need that UAW worker, that trash truck driver, that person who sits in that cubical, we need them to survive.
So let's not blame anyone group, if people are so envious of a UAW worker, Federal state, or municipal worker or anyone else for that matter I would suggest you file an application and try to join that area of employment. For the rest of us lets try to look a little broader, a little less self servant, so we can prevent what has the potential to be a complete economic collapse of our economy.
Everything a UAW worker has was won was in negotiations. What could the company do? Let them go out on strike. Many large corporations have unions and have learned to coexist with one.
The people I have met who work for the car companies take a lot of pride in their work and are very aware of what's going on. I met an engineer for Ford this last year (non union worker) I asked him why Ford doesn't use some of the products that they have in Europe, after he stopped laughing he told me " Ford of USA simply does not really talk to Ford of Europe". He then went on to tell me about a cracking problem they we're having with their small V8 blocks. Apparently assembly line workers discovered that holes were being drilled in the block and taped for no apparent reason and cracks we're developing around these useless holes. Formen on the assembly line approached management about the problems, it took four months for management to stop the procedure. So who's at fault? Sometimes you need to look a little deeper then what might seam obvious.
You don't have to explain to me about the costs of health-care or anything else since I've been running my own business for 22 years. This past year has been the most difficult of my life! The past few weeks I have had ZERO sales, the first time ever. My savings are being rapidly depleted, if things don't change I'll be hitting what's left of my IRA in the next couple of months. It's been the most challenging thing financially and mentally that I have ever encountered. I value my independence and I'm putting everything on the line for it. I'm not jealous of a UAW worker or any other worker for that matter. I could never go to a factory or sit in a cubical all day long. It's not for me. But business's like mine and most other's need that UAW worker, that trash truck driver, that person who sits in that cubical, we need them to survive.
So let's not blame anyone group, if people are so envious of a UAW worker, Federal state, or municipal worker or anyone else for that matter I would suggest you file an application and try to join that area of employment. For the rest of us lets try to look a little broader, a little less self servant, so we can prevent what has the potential to be a complete economic collapse of our economy.
Past RTR member