tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post5441747588540878200..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Tennessean Columnist Joins the Class War against Unions Regardless of ManagementS-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-26230677683444152762008-12-17T12:10:00.000-06:002008-12-17T12:10:00.000-06:00Those two steps are nice, but they don't significa...Those two steps are nice, but they don't significantly impact the cost of labor going forward. Those workers remaining after a round of job cuts would still be much more expensive than those with other firms.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line, the alternative is bankruptcy and a forced change in the contract, and most people around the country are fine with the idea of sending GM and/or Chrysler down that road.Dirk Hoaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347911551821747694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-78404017962465949092008-12-16T16:03:00.000-06:002008-12-16T16:03:00.000-06:00How is offering to sacrifice job security provisio...How is offering to sacrifice job security provisions and financing for retiree health care being "unwilling" to share the burden?<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/business/04auto.html?hp<BR/><BR/>That's a curious definition of "unwilling"S-townMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-63011960327874505012008-12-16T15:53:00.000-06:002008-12-16T15:53:00.000-06:00"One-sided targeting of unions"? The proposal that..."One-sided targeting of unions"? <BR/><BR/>The proposal that was being discussed had bondholders losing 70% of the value of their holdings, while the autoworkers were being asked to match the labor costs of foreign competitors on US soil. Nobody is placing the blame for the auto crisis entirely on the UAW, but they are being asked to <B>share</B> in the burden of a rescue package, something their leadership is so far unwilling to do.<BR/><BR/>In light of what's going on, people want to see the UAW step up and offer to be a part of the solution, not part of the problem.Dirk Hoaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347911551821747694noreply@blogger.com