Calif Bill wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message
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Unions, regulation, taxes, un-motivated, expensive, work forces, greed
and corruption. Killed our industrial complex. Granted, there were
republicans and democrats who were involved.

Unions?? Only a small fraction of the US workforce is unionized, yet
clowns like you still blame them for your situation.
Wake up & blame the greedy *******s who run the companies.
The greedy *******s who run the companies write me a check every two
weeks. And, tomorrow is Q3 bonus payouts!

And some of the worst performing industries are unionized. Including
government employees. But it is not all the unions fault in the auto
industry. The management caved all the time, when the US controlled 80% of
the market. One of the reason that GM had thousands getting a salary, but
did not have to come to work. One of the reason Toyota, etc can make a
profit, is they have not been here long enough to build up a huge retirees
retirement pay and medical. Plus they negotiated better contracts. The
Toyota contract does not specify all the job classifications. They can send
the lugnut installer to clean floors tomorrow.

My first real job was working at USDA part while I was still in high
school. I was a GS-1 Computer Assistant and my boss was a GS-13, retired
Army Major, He introduced me to paragraph "E" on the job descriptions.
"E. All other duties as assigned." One of the two best bosses I ever
worked for. He gave me opportunities I never would have had working
anywhere else I just had to remember to put the trash cans out side of
the office area each night before I left.