tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084711824397932302.post8848942300137723690..comments2023-10-18T06:33:11.139-07:00Comments on The Constitution; A Lesson in Timeless Wisdom: A view of the UAW GM strike from an outsider...Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410968201690477592noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084711824397932302.post-89648659791756032592007-09-25T19:27:00.000-07:002007-09-25T19:27:00.000-07:003 Mistakes:1)The leadership represents the union a...3 Mistakes:<BR/>1)The leadership represents the union and voted to strike. Are you saying if there was a vote the rank and file would have voted not to strike? According to the story 73,000 workers walked off the job. Not sure why it matters?<BR/>2)There were stories in the local Detroit press about the wage. 90K fully loaded for a forklift driver still makes the point<BR/>3)Lawyers average under $90K but I will adjust the doctor average to $150,000 but many family practitioners make less based on location.<BR/>Still the wages for the work need adjustment. Longevity has value but I think most people believe auto workers make much more than average workers in similar positions outside the auto industry. The point is they need to be reasonable and work together or the entire US economy and Michigan specifically lose.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410968201690477592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084711824397932302.post-87305737582735200352007-09-25T18:49:00.000-07:002007-09-25T18:49:00.000-07:00Rich -At least three mistakes in your post. 1)The ...Rich -<BR/><BR/>At least three mistakes in your post. 1)The rank & file UAW members did not vote to strike, their leadership called the strike.<BR/>2)No fork lift driver earns 100K. For a 30 year worker the combined wage and benefit package might cost GM 90K - but that figure doesn't show up on their W-2.<BR/>3)Where are the underpaid doctors & lawyers you're refering to? Most of them earn serveral times that amount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084711824397932302.post-48230050197950587272007-09-25T18:31:00.000-07:002007-09-25T18:31:00.000-07:00Rich,I find it very hard to be sympathetic towards...Rich,<BR/><BR/>I find it very hard to be sympathetic towards GM and the UAW. It's like when the baseball players and later the hockey players went on strike - if they go out of business so be it. Let these rich, overpaid, underworked fools go out of business.<BR/><BR/>Do we still have voluntary import quotas on cars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com