GM Strike
How does everyone feel about all the GM union members on strike placing nails and screws out onto the streets that their customers who keep them employed drive on? Causing damage to multiple vehicles....
Forum Discussion
Bert Ackerman wrote:Reisender wrote:ShinerBock wrote:Reisender wrote:
Autoworkers feel EV’s will be job killers.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/auto-workers-fear-evs-will-be-job-killers
That is pretty interesting. I wonder if the temp employer thing they say they are holding out for is just a ruse, and they are really holding to stop EV's. After all, the temp worker thing has been around for decades and could have been a point for previous contract negotiations, but never was. Why is it now?
Stopping EV’s wouldn’t make any sense. The market for non EV’s is going to continue to shrink. Being an employee of a company with an ever shrinking market would be more scary than being an employee that is downsizing for modernization reasons.
Have you ever been downsized out of a job? I was downsized out of the steel industry in the early 80's, after wasting close to 10 years. Granted the company started by driving the nails and pounding on them for years prior, but the USW played a large role in driving them home. It was no picnic and there is an entire valley 30 miles long in western PA where I grew up where tens of thousands of people / families, and dozens of towns, were totally decimated financially. A lot of those areas are still depressed 40 years later. It's easy to comment on forums regarding things one never experienced.
No. Never been downsized and I get where you are coming from. I’m sure it’s an a emotional ride that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. On the other hand adapting to new training and technology is part of life. I have lots of experience with that. There are jobs opening up in new fields such as renewable energy and all the sub sets that go with them. The toughest part of all of that is the moves. Those who feel they are entitled to live in the same place will fail. Those of us who have moved where the job and technology takes us tend to succeed. It’s tough though. For parents, school change, spousal employment. Climate changes. Different culture, language etc. Been a heck of a ride for us..and it continues. Close to retiring though. Woohoo.
