GM Strike

Mote wrote:
Don't be quick to condemn an entire company or group of workers based on the inappropriate actions of a few.
I'm part of a small union in our company. We have around 1600 members. Yes, there are a few that take advantage of the union security and don't work as hard as they should. And there are a few who are very vocal. But, 99% of the folks work hard and are good people.

Thank you!

ShinerBock wrote:
I can't believe they went on strike. I read what GM offered them and it was very generous.

It seems that GM offered them lump sum profit sharing bonus, but they wanted a set in stone regardless if it is a down year or not. I would have to side with GM on this especially since it was partly those set in stone increases and pensions that made them go bankrupt in 2008. I think it is fair for a bonus to be based on profits and can fluctuate depending on the economy. Yeah, you may not get as much on a down year, but at least the company will not go bankrupt and you have a chance to make more once the economy goes up instead of being out of a job.

Is the profit sharing the only issue you read about? What about the long term use of temp workers, paid much less, and with no benefits? And 2 tier wage system? More of the health care cost on workers? And then many companies have promised things like retirement, then folded before they paid the cost.
Then with any "profit sharing" plan, unless the rank and file workers can vote on the salary of the executives, they can loose out because there is no profit after the executives are paid.

BB_TX wrote:
Unions are slowly killing themselves.

No. Unions, and people that work for money in general, have been under attack from the government bought and paid for by the people who have their money work for them. Like the OP, Unions are attacking us! instead of somebody that might be in a union dropped some nails.