UAW Expects Contract Proposal From GM Tomorrow
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The United Auto Workers labor union, better known as the UAW, is expected to receive a contract proposal from General Motors tomorrow, September 7th, 2023. The proposal will arrive amid ongoing contract negotiations between the UAW and GM to hash out an agreement ahead of expiration of the current auto contract next week. UAW members have already voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike authorization.
According to a recent report from Reuters, which cites an anonymous source familiar with the matter, the UAW expects to receive a proposal from GM one week before the expiration of the current auto contracts on September 14th. The anonymous source also indicates that the UAW will receive a labor contract counterproposal on economic issues from Ford sometime today. The UAW is currently engaged in contract negotiations with each of the Big Three Detroit automakers, including GM, Ford, and Stellantis.
The current labor contract negotiations have been somewhat contentious, with the UAW recently filing an unfair labor practice charge against GM, accusing the automaker of using delay tactics as the current contract deadline approaches. UAW President Shawn Fain stated that little progress had been made thus far with regard to finding a new labor deal, and that GM was not bargaining in good faith.
In response to the charge, GM Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing, Gerald Johnson said that GM was “surprised” by the charge, adding that it had “no merit and is an insult to the bargaining committees.” According to Johnson, negotiations are making progress, and the pace is determined on “how quickly both parties resolve nearly 1,000 UAW demands, including more than 90 presented [the final week of August].”
UAW President Fain concedes that while the union’s demands are indeed “ambitious,” the soaring profits realized by automakers in the past several years justify the high demands.
Meanwhile, President Biden has weighed in on negotiations on several occasions, urging in August for both sides to reach a fair agreement, and recently stating that he does not believe a strike will happen.
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As usual, UAW demands are overwhelming and some frivolous. I believe they will go on strike…the companies can not operate profitably with the economic impact of these demands….
You obviously don’t know what you are talking about. Labor is only 3% of the COST, Not SALE price of a vehicle. You’d crap yourself if you knew what the cost of a vehicle was to build.
Exactly Compare the price of a comparable GM Ford and Stellantis vehicle to a Toyota non union it’s not about the labor it’s about the fat cats in the offices.
Screw a bunch of overvalued overpaid whining worthless Union trash . Anyone that has to pay to keep his job is worthless dead weight to any organization. The best workers are the confident we’ll trained dedicated folks . Lazy Union garbage cost America daily.
I sincerely hope the automakers extend the strike into total bankruptcy for every whining member. Perhaps the uaw itself . YEAH ..
You should be ashamed. Auto workers very hard for their money. We also. Put in long hour. I USE TO PUT IN 60 TO 80 HOURS A week I hustle for my money. I also ran my landscaping business. So please shut your mouth.
Rich: WOW! If you had to work (volunteer or mandated?) 60 tp 80 hours per week as a union worker (union or non-union??) , then for sure you deserved to have a union that would bargain for a 40 hour work week with higher wages! We do not live in Japan or China where their mandate is work till death!! BTW: I worked landscaping jobs as employee for $5 per hour. I had fun dancing with my edger listening to music. I did have one company offer me $6 per hour IF I signed agreement I would not bring intoxicants to job. However, I had another employer that withheld my pay till I filed a claim in small claims court, while the company owner was eating steak and drinking champagne on Miami Beach and sent his wife to defend his wage theft who did not have a clue about her husband’s failure.
You obviously don’t know the ware and tear on our bodies. With the profits these corporations are making, they can afford to pay the workers enough to keep up with inflation. Ask a union member how many surgeries or injuries they have suffered while working in these factories.
Most of us after being in the plant after just a couple years have suffered injuries and wear and tear on our bodies. So mind your business, you must be undervalued to have to throw shade on hardworking Americans.
We should make more money than the CEO’s and upper management, we are the ones who are sacrificing family time, our health.
I agree with your first part about wear and tear doing repetitive jobs. But the part making more than the CEO would be the very reason you would sell zero cars and go out of business. There is a balance that has to be stuck.
If Mary’s salary of ~$20M was distributed to 100k employees you would get about $0.10 more per hour. Her salary isn’t the problem. Building battery plants and retrofitting factories to build EVs isn’t free and it’s costing 10’s of billions
Agree, both shoulder surgeries right shoulder third time have to have a reverse shoulder replacement now, been with GM for twenty three years and 8 surgeries now because of job. Public is ignorant of what we go through
Excuse me have you worked in a factory? They care nothing about the workers. Hit your numbers is all we here or speed up. They don’t care one freaking time about our bodies breaking down or people passing out due to heat and over worked. Heck I now have to have surgery on both hands for carpal tunnel and Arthur sat in my hands. So again have you worked in a factory? By the way I work in a factory that supplies parts to the big 3 we are union.
A lot.of you that comment against the UAW.have never worked in that capacity. I MYSELF have been non-union for 14 yrs
And then started at the big 3 , Gm 1st and after 3 yrs went to chrysler . I seen it all. But management had as much blame as the uaw. They both have negative impacts I would say 50/50. So just don’t blame the uaw. When executives sit home making millions , and can’t run or fix anything !.
They don’t pay dues to keep their jobs. They pay dues for representation!
Ben…. you don’t have a clue….
“workers are the confident we’ll trained dedicated” “we’ll trained… obviously you are not.
You are right. Tell the teachers, police officers, firefighters, UPS employees, government workers, airline workers, railroad employees, engineers, pro ball players, and all the other union members how worthless they are too.
Herman: The owners of this country do not want that. After all they need those unions to vote against their unions own interest OR they need law enforcement unions to do the corporations and owners ‘dirty work’ especially when union busting businesses can’t bust a union!
Ben you couldn’t make it to break in an one of those plants you bash, or better yet—-YOU—-tell us all, since you obviously know the most, so you describe in detail, YOUR experiences working for on any of them Ford, GM, or Stellantis……not what you heard or what your buddy told you he does, or you seen in a article on some social media site——you tell us what you did that leads you to believe they are over paid, and just so you know, some of the benefits that you take advantage of today were won by the UAW and then set the precedent for other companies to follow, such as the 40 hr work week, paid holidays etc. but you let the UAW and the rest of the unions go and trust me when I say, your next my friend……..but you keep living in fantasy land !!!!!
Ben not all union workers are lazy but I do agree there are many that are.
$24,000, gm pays per unit @ cost. That’s average together across all models,
Matt you are absolutely correct!!
Remember when Roger Smith started the Saturn plant to get out of paying bonuses to the workers.Is Saturn still in business?
It’s called “Bargaining Tactics” Ron. Bet you think that if the UAW agreed to take a 40% pay CUT that these auto companies would lower the price of their vehicles accordingly? LMAO! Not in this lifetime. The same people who piss and moan about their fellow Americans attempting to get a better contract and standard of living are the same people who expect quarterly bonuses or pay raises for spending a certain amount of their workday posting non value added comments on some websites Inc this one at their Co’s expense.
Really, cuz GM has 142 BILLION in free spending cash…
Ohhh and thats b4 they invested almost 2 billion earlier this yr… so 140 Billion..
And NOW, they again have 142 BILLION.. so in a few months they replaced 2 billion…
They are fine and what we are asking for wouldnt cost them 1 billion.. soooo yeah.. 141.1 billion left…
Yeah, so broke they are… smh
Not sure where you’re getting the $142 billion for GM’s cash in hand. I see $32 billion.
Hmmmm I’m just not convinced that corporate executives work 271 times harder than an autoworker on the line or that CEO’s deserve to make yearly compensation that there workforce will never earn in a LIFETIME. Mary Barra received an employer contribution of 2.1 million in 2022 in her PENSION!!!! On top of her 20 million dollar compensation and then tell the workers their demands will make GM Ford and Stellantis uncompetitive. Are you out you out your MIND!!
How about you work 12 hrs a day 7 day a week and live off the same rate of pay from 2008 and now get back to reality. Until you work in a factory and understand what happens to your body in 5 to 6 years of working the line you would change your mind. Until you work the way any factory worker works you would want more.
Also just 1 hrs of the presidents pay will take any auto worker 16 years to reach.
You’re full of crap. Most people I worked with quit paying into social security after July shutdown.
How is this so? Made too much money? That’s the only way I know. If that’s the case you obviously are a troll. If not let me in on the secret. Oh they quit hahaha just got it I think…
Remember when Roger Smith started the Saturn plant to get out of paying bonuses to the workers.Is Saturn still in business? Ok
Not sure if your Math is off or your statement is just hard to understand.
CEO pay of $2.1 M/yr (Actual Salary before bonus etc) is about $1,050/hr @ 50 wks and 40hr.wk.
CEO Pay of $30 M/yr is about $15,000/hr.
Most US UAW Employees (full time full Status) make around $65 K/yr without OT.
Those are the Figures, so not sure how to interpret your post, but this should clear up anyone’s questions on comparisons.
Remember when Roger Smith started the Saturn plant to get out of paying bonuses to the workers.Is Saturn still in business? Ok
Excuse me have you worked in a factory? They care nothing about the workers. Hit your numbers is all we here or speed up. They don’t care one freaking time about our bodies breaking down or people passing out due to heat and over worked. Heck I now have to have surgery on both hands for carpal tunnel and Arthur sat in my hands. So again have you worked in a factory? By the way I work in a factory that supplies parts to the big 3 we are union.
I see you don’t know what you are talking about!!
I agree, I’m pretty sure there will be a strike, the two sides are just too far apart.
Enough with oh but the company crap. Time these companies start paying more than just executives
171 member here 10% over a 4 year contract is nothing no cola at all hang money out there hoping to get the temporary workers to pass contract and the millionaire ceo gets a 10% raise and millions in company bonuses and perks per year and workers are making them the most money I call this contract a bunch of bs
Obviously this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The high cost comes from corporate greed and dealerships not your average workers pay. By the way for all you non Union workers, our pay and benefits set the standard for you all because corporations are so afraid that you may organize you are paid close to the average. Don’t complain about us organize. You don’t complain about the NBA, MLB, and NFL unions but you’re still paying those tickets prices. The companies are profitable so there should always be a trickled down effect. CEO’s, Corporations and Executives get richer but the average worker is supposed to get crumbs. Together we bargain, divided we starve
I BET GM CEO*S STILL DON’T TAKE A PAY CUT TO SHARE AMONG THE WHITE COLAR WORKERS LIKE WHEN I HAD TO GIVE UP MY RETIREMENT AND CUT MY WAGES IN HALF TO HELP GM GET OUT OF BANKRUPTCY BACK IN 2007.
Bingo!!!
So true,they flew to Washington via Lear jet,hat in hand to get a bail out and the retires gave concessions for them to get the bailout and became Government Motors.
Good luck finding any company outside the public sector that has a pension anymore. The best you’ll get are 401k contributions.
Union Building Trades workers across the US all have defined benefit pensions.
The shame is that shouldn’t be the case. My grandfather father uncles and cousins have all given ford everything they had. The retirement stopped with my dad’s Gen. Not fair to not have it for ones who were working there. Plus I believe these companies owe us that. Especially when if spend 30 years in one spot. I mean cmon isn’t that worth something?
So true,they flew to Washington via Lear jet,hat in hand to get a bail out and the retires gave concessions for them to get the bailout and became Government Motors.
The UAW only has enough money in their strike fund to support a 6 week strike against all three. If the UAW strikes all 3 they could go bankrupt in 7 weeks. We’ll see who blinks first. The last strike lasted 6 weeks…..
The UAW will crush the Michigan economy if they do….it’s not just about them.
You are terrible at math. They got enough for 10 weeks
Yes it’s true we will crush the Michigan economy or the companies will pay up. I am skilled trades with an MBA. I’ve worked both sides and I can tell you that as an auto technician at Ford I have to know way more that any manager at the company and it changes every year. Screw them pay up or go out of business. I’ll find another job.
The argument would be to become a manager and make more. Most assembly workers have very defined jobs that they do day in and day out. It’s a job they’re trained for, but there’s nothing special that they couldn’t train someone else to do the exact same job.
theflew: Managers are not the ‘backbone’ of factory workers or other workers. Workers are the backbone of the work! Wanting to be a manager just to sit on our fat asses is not different that a union steward wanting to sit on their fat ass vs. being on the workroom floor. No one is expendable. However, some of us do our jobs a little bit better than the next.
I’m saying become a manager and not sit on your ass. Make real changes for the people who work under you. You make changes from within. Never expect someone to fight for you, fight for yourself.
the flew: Hm? Sure I could take a management position and then subliminally do the right thing for the union workers (not myself!). That is if I’m not busted by senior management giving the so called store away to the workers! The I union would not be in bed with management, instead management would be in bed with the union with the union on top. LOL
Mark: WOW! You sure don’t pull any punches! LOL In any event RECORD PROFITS MEAN RECORD CONTRACTS!
Well maybe they shouldn’t be giving 100’s of millions to marxist groups like blm.
Ford that is
Pretty sure it’s GM as well
Pardon me, Ford Foundation. I just got the memo.
“Meanwhile, President Biden has weighed in on negotiations on several occasions, urging in August for both sides to reach a fair agreement, and recently stating that he does not believe a strike will happen.”
Is he going to sign a bill saying they can’t strike like he did with the rail union?
What else would u expect from a rotting bag of oatmeal
Self proclaimed most pro union president to date.
Can’t make this stuff up.
He is. He likes to operate like the Unions have historically operated. The special People at the top live like kings while the Peasants pay their “Taxes or Dues” to support them.
That is why Labor and Democrats have always been best friends, as they operate the same way. Also why government hates Organized Crime……Because they are better at it.
Dano: “try a little respect already” …shame.
The RLA is in place to avoid any interruption of interstate commerce. It’s a completely different set of laws from the typical Labor laws.
It’s probably all settled. This is just part of the illusion of bargaining. The UAW leaders have picked out their new Rolex’s and their wives have ordered their new cars. It’s just theatrics for everyone else.
Why not tie wages to earnings or profit before tax or…workers are smart enough to manage their own retirements without a db plan
Who gets a db plan today ??? , most companies moved to a dc plan in the past 10 years as they could not continue to support db.
Only government people today still have a db plan !!
Why not tie wages to earnings or profit before tax or on just the auto manufacturing business..the orkers are smart enough to manage their own retirements without a db plan
What’s so wrong with a factory worker who gives their lives to these car companies by working 12 hours a day 6 or 7 days a week for YEARS, rarely seeing the sun for more than a couple hours a day, not getting to attend their children’s school programs/ball games/family functions, wearing out our bodies early in exchange for a lower middle class income, wanting to make enough of a living that we can actually end each week with a little money still in the bank? In my career, I’ve seen 6 amputations, 5 deaths, many critical injuries and at least 5 suicides. I know it sounds like fun working in a job that slowly kills you, in exchange for paying more in taxes than most people earn, but heck someone has to pay for all the lazy scumbags that are living off government handouts, while our taxes keep going up. So yes, we do want a little bigger raise since we went 10 years without a raise while the Big 3 were paying off the ex-union officials to accept pay cuts, tiered wage scales, unbridled use of temporary workers without assurances that they’ll eventually be moved to tier 1, as had been agreed upon in a prior contract but somehow “didn’t make it into the contract”. All we ask is to give a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay, with hopes to be able to enjoy life with our families and have a little left over at the end of the week to put away for the future. Is that too much to ask?
The demands are absurd. I hope GM tells them to pound pavement. Vehicles are already priced way too high. My experience with a union was horrible, because why would IUE-CWA represent an automotive supplier? I can’t imagine this union is any different.
You are clearly a jealous, uaw hater! You probably wanted to be part of the big three but was denied, now you’re just angry cause your neighbor, who works for one of the big three, has a boat and lives a semi-lavish lifestyle.
I work at a u.a.w plant unaffiliated with the striking parties. So when they strike we just get laid off. U.A.W is not helping us what so ever! So I am actually mad they decided to strike. We had our contract last year. We played fair and didn’t strike. Our strike wouldn’t of killed an economy and 1000s of people jobs in the wake of their strike. U.a.w. should be helping us too but when asked they look like a deer in head lights. Unfair. Will most likely leave union if this happens. I joined last year. I thought it was a good gig. But now I see they don’t look out for their people. Only the ones that bring them money and fame. Shame!
I worked at a chemical plant in Sooth Carolina that had a union and I joined the union, what a mistake all the union does is look out for people who have been there for years . The plant I was working at was later sold to another chemical Co. They also bought another chemical plant. They decided after purchasing both plants that they didn’t need but one of the plants. The plant I was at had a union the other one didn’t. Guess which plant they shut down, the one with the union. We were left out in the cold while the union we heard was going to try and get in the plant that was kept open. So go ahead and strike you auto workers, get the big 3 shut down. A lot of people are coming across the border and are here now will be glad to take your job for a lot less money. After all they build just about all of our houses and commercial buildings and everything else so strike.that really is what Ceo;s are hoping yall will do. Sure profit will go down but after they are trained and doing the same job for half the pay it won’t take them long to recover. So please strike see how much your union will help you.
All 3 companies are producing total garbage, try working in a franchised dealership that has to pedal this overpriced junk. Selling it is only the beginning of the problems when you have to try to keep them running with all of the warranty issues in the service departments. Ultimately, blame the idiot consumers that keep paying higher and higher prices for subpar quality. Amazing
Most of the transplants produce garbage too. It is just not publicized as much.
I think those auto workers need quit if they can’t live on there wages,talk about crying bunch people and UAW fain asking for all that stuff ,is he stupid nut or what.i only by a non union made vehicles there better quality and last longer to.let UAW bankrupt the big 3 I could care less.but non-union more for your money.
Boy, nice spelling, grammar and punctuation. Must have been a non-union education.
Here’s another broke, jealous, uaw hater!!! Mad because you don’t make as much money as big three workers. Lol
Out of your own mouth you brag about how much money you make, all of you auto workers are over paided. Every time I see a video I see robots doing most of the heavy things, and then a worker doing something light and simple. How do all the injuries happen.
I guess the ‘owners’ of this country only want you to see the videos they want you to see. Come on down to the plant floor and see what the owners do not want you to see and live the lift of a factory worker!
Phillip: You watch a few YouTube videos and think you know all the ins and outs of making a vehicle. Lol. Robots don’t do all of the work! Apparently you are jealous and envious to. No one is bragging about the amount of money union workers make. I’m sure that unlike you, they worked hard, saved their money and bought what they wanted.
Just wanted to let you know that I worked hard for my money and I am now retired. House is paided for both vehicles are paided for. Did not learn about the robots from you tube but from the news on cable which did a documentary on the Union and GM. So you see I have nothing to be jealous of. As I stated in another reply go on strike I hope they do, because replacements have already crossed the border and after they are trained to finished what the robots start they will do the job for half of what the workers are being paided now. Sure GM and Ford will lose profit for a while but they will make it back up because what they will be paying new employee’s will be a whole lot less. People need to wake up you don’t need a Union.
I am now retired (I was not a UAW member) but had working experience in several unionized auto plants and also experience with non-auto workers unions. Some reactions to some of the comments above:
– Labor cost is only 3 – 3.5% of vehicle cost – that is probably accurate for final assembly labor, however, it does not include labor for components like engines, transmissions, rear axle asm, electrical / computer systems, fuel systems, interior systems like instrument panels, seats etc, etc, etc. While many of these labor costs are non-union they still have to paid for and thus go into the cost of the vehicle. It is surprising that some of the comments above did not seem to understand this.
– “Giving their lives for a car company” – Wow, bring on the violins. First of all, it was YOU who originally accepted the job, did YOU bother to ask how much the pay / benefits / bonus was?? If YOU didn’t, shame on YOU. If YOU did, then YOU obviously accepted those conditions. If YOU are not satisfied now, YOU are free to quit at any time and take a better job. But YOU don’t quit because YOU know that YOU do not have the job skills to qualify for a job with better pay, benefits or bonus than what YOU now have at an automaker. The proof that this is true is that YOU are still a UAW autoworker.
– If the work at the automakers was as bad as many of the comments above make it out to be why aren’t some of the top issues improving work rules?? Because as you all know they already exist and have for decades. There are multiple protections for workers included in extensive OSHA regulations. It is the union’s job to bring violations of OSHA work rules to management’s attention and to support workers in resolving OSHA violations.
– Work ethic – My experience in all but one of the auto plants was that the employer was treated as the “enemy” (exception was GM Lansing Grand River) rather than the organization who was paying $60 – $70 per hour for unskilled labor which would be worth $10 – $20 outside the plant. In contrast, my experience with union folks in carpentry, electricians, plumbers was excellent in that they not only worked to complete the job on schedule but were also anxious to do an excellent job.
– The constant comparisons of what a UAW worker makes vs the CEOs has some merit but does not account for the fact that Board members and investors / owners of the companies actually CHOOSE to pay these people for their skills / contributions towards the success of the business (not their hours). I would agree that the amounts paid sometimes don’t make sense but nonetheless no one is forcing them to pay these salaries / bonuses. As an example, I don’t think that any of us would propose that we are worth Justin Verlander’s salary because while many of us could pitch baseballs very few of us could match his results.
As mentioned in an earlier post, perhaps a bonus system for the UAW with the same objectives as upper management might be fairest for all. In any event the concern is that the settlement of this contract permanently hurts the Big Three and the UAW.
Oscoda Bill: Kindly elaborate please how settlement of contract between parties (UAW and GM) hurts more than having binding arbitration should settlement not happen. BTW: I am not aware if binding arbitration is available to UAW/GM unless of course US Government intervenes and forces that (like railroad workers)?
Avi, I was referring to a contract settlement in which the Big Three become significantly less competitive than their non-union rivals and continue to lose market share. This would not only result in lower vehicle volumes (and thus jobs), but also would put pressure on the Big Three to outsource as much work as possible. This is a “Lose-Lose” for both sides.
I was not trying to distinguish between a “normal” contract settlement and binding arbitration.
The non-union rivals will probably raise wages for their employees too. Not as much as the UAW workers will get but just enough so that they don’t leave to seek better (possibly Union) jobs. Just like in other industries the Unions are negotiating not only for their members but they raise the bar for non-union workers as well. Free Riders but none the less the non union workers will reap the benefits of the Union’s presence.
Thank you for you clarification on your opinion of settlement. Whip sawing union vs non-union only leaves the workers battling against both their interests. Sort of like two boxers in the ring punching the heck out of each other while at the end the promoters walk away with a bigger prize bag! GM is not losing monetarily and needs to pay up for what the Union gave back in 2008. No business as usual between UAW and GM in past. Loosing market share? Well, as someone whom has a 2023 Chevy Bolt 1LT EV, no non-union rival or I would even venture other union rival could match the value of that union made vehicle in it’s EV class. 2023 Chevy Bolt EV is like ‘best bang for the buck’ in its class. Volumes have increased for Chevy Bolt AND GM reversed its decision made earlier this year (2023) to stop producing Bolts Dec 2023 and will be bringing Chevy Bolt back into production on a second generation battery platform.
I agree with alot of what your saying Bill Honestly. But there are people who gave concessions back in 07 on the promise these things would come back. It’s been nearly 18 years since that happened. So they are owed something. As far as the demands I’m seeing tho. I think they are crazy. I’m also ready to leave the U.A.W if they strike and put my plant out of work. I hope my fellow brothers and sisters feel the same way too. But you are right about lazy employees treating the company like the enemy. They act like that where I work too. Complain about money and conditions while working the absolute minimum. There is are two generations of people in the work force now who want everything for nothing and think they are special just for showing up.
People are out of their minds demanding such ridiculous wage increases. If you want to make the same as the CEO then apply for her job! Guess you’re not educated enough? Union workers and athletes are the most over paid people in the world. How about we pay our military lower ranks a living wage first. I hear the Union people have aches and pain. So do many people! Get over it and take a pill! All people including the management live way beyond their means. Americans have gotten lazy/soft and most are just crybabies! Quit b!tching and get to work! Do you want me to punch your TS card?? If you don’t get your heads out of your @sses you’ll be speaking Chinese soon enough!
They are not looking to make the same pay as the CEO but it’s not unreasonable to attempt to get the same percentage increases as the CEO’s have been receiving from the profits on products assembled by those workers.
Record Profits mean record contracts. UAW just like Teamsters have been run like organized crime ‘fiefdoms’ for too, too long. It took the Rico Act and Federal Court monitoring to finally have ‘one member, one vote’ that resulted in ‘reformers’ taking the helm at both UPS and UAW. No more Union Stewards and other union officers in bed with management.No more members b!tchin and complaining yet cutting sweet heart deals with their supervisors in turn ignoring filing grievances for management doing craft work!! Members must stay vigilant. Union stewards and Union officials can’t be everywhere. RECORD PROFITS MEAN RECORD CONTRACTS.
Captain America: Upper crust athlete unions are upper crust athlete unions. Never observed them on any picket line or actual declared support for factory unions. I am with you on paying military ranks a living wage AND every worker being paid a living wage. However, elected officials do not feel that way. Moral in military is at a LOW with no thanks for one US House Representative holding hostage promotions in US Military leadership. Unheard of for years. Military lower ranks should not have to scrape live and nickels and dimes nor should hard working folks suffer and be between a rock and a hard place putting food on table and have a clean safe environment to live. Some elected officials want vulnerable medicaid recipients to work while allowing bailing out silicone valley banks giving a pass to those white collar greedy bank executives and depositors. Sadly ignorance, hate and greed is the new USA vs. wisdom, love and generosity. The ‘owners’ of America like it that way and just want us educated enough to vote AGAINST our own best interests. I personally worked both sides of the bridge, Union and non-union jobs. Union jobs are the best!
Good luck everyone! Maybe a long strike might help cure the inflation problem and be good for the economy in the long run.
Carl: Hm? Really?? Never thought of that. Please be kind to elaborate if possible.
I worked for Gm for 44 years and was so glad I had a union who would stand up for me. Some people have no idea how hard the work is in the factory with pressures to make productivity regardless of temperatures or conditions in the plant. Autoworkers do not get rich, but they do expect to make a decent wage with benefits and something for their retirement years. Regardless of some of the promises quoted by the news from UAW Leadership the workers who make the products deserve a good contract like the Union has provided for decades for the members and their families
Why are your problems always the fault of someone else? The majority of these comments are finger-pointing at who they feel is to blame when the real problem is with you as an individual. You control your life and your livelihood. If you are not happy in your job, with the union, or with your employer, you always have options. I was uneducated and drafted during the Vietnam War. After the military worked as a laborer, then a union member, and worked my way up to management then executive, In parallel went to college at night to get my degrees which took 35 years. I retired and started a few businesses, sold them, and I am now retired. I know everyone might not have the same ambitious drive I had, but I wanted to control what I wanted to do with my life. Change is not easy, blaming or depending on others is the easy way out. This is America and there are millions of jobs and opportunities, you just have to decide what is the best for you and your family and go for it.
Well said DrPiz!