Discuss "Foreign carmakers war on the UAW"

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From the Los Angeles Times

the consumers want cheaper cars, thats the issue. if you can make cars that are cheap and patronize by the consumers and still make money, then you have the right to be in business..

payutenyodagimas @ 9:07 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
Quit lying. Shelby was AGAINST the bank bailout so dont act like he was using a double standard. Come visit our mercedes plant and you will see efficiency at its finest. Then contrast that with detroit workers to screw around all day so they can earn double pay when they have to finish the jobs on the weekends. We work for $22 an hour with no overtime and the state gave us concessions. Not the federal government. Nice try Raynor.

paul in alabama @ 9:06 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
Pretty simple...they suck. UAW = Extortionists

American Cars suck @ 9:01 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
Those republican senators are in states with the lowest wages in the nation. Turning America into one big AlabamaKentucky.

rob @ 8:34 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
Other governments aren't being so stingy or mercenary. Sweden gave $3.5 billion to stabilize both Volvo and Saab on Dec. 10. Volkswagen has applied to tap into the bank bailout fund set up by Germany for that nation's troubled financial system our Treasury and Fed may be compelled to offer similar help. And China just lent Chery Automotive $1.5 billion to continue operations.

Good Read @ 8:15 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
Fom reports I have read the Japanese didn't want US auto companies to fail either because they share too many suppliers in the US that would also fail too. These companies are tightly integrated in how they do business so that one's failure affects them all adversely. As for Shelby, Corker and their ilk, their vendetta was more against the unions in terms of these groups helping the Dems win elections. Protecting businesses in their own states would be a noble cause. Ruining US companies and throwing American workers out of their jobs because of political grudges is much much worse. RJ Crane, topplebush.com

RJ Crane @ 8:01 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
UAW...Don't whine about your problems and your importance when there are more people being laid off in the financial sector that your industry employs. Take one for your team for once and help your employers survive.

ARS @ 7:44 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
The financial sector in the US has an overwhelming ripple effect around the world. Car companies in the US don't export significant amounts of product like other countries import into this country. I am sure the government would give them priority if they did.

ARS @ 7:44 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
I love the drama here...Don't believe all the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) a world without the UAW.The unions in this country had a purpose at a certain time...now, they are helping bring this country down. The products of the big 3 are substandard to the imports. The US can't be competitive against foreign car makers that don't have the smae overheads. Don't let the UAW pull wool over your eyes. I have not seen a car manufacturing sweat shop yet. American auto makers buy car manufacturers overseas, improve their production and product and make a profit. Why can't they do that here? The Unions.

ARS @ 7:43 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
I lived through the decline and fall of the steel industry in Pittsburgh when I was young. This auto situation is like deja vu. Incompetent disconnected executives who would rather calculate their bonuses and be out on the golf course than manage the business. A rapacious, to put it mildly, union that whose demands are completely out of step with economic reality. The same toxic mix and I expect the same disastrous consequences. This train is hurtling toward the edge of the cliff. Let's not have our hard earned taxes on it when the whole thing disappears in the chasm.

Steeler Fan @ 7:40 AM PST, Dec 19, 2008
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