On Dec 19, 10:09*am, Gene wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:16:01 -0500, John wrote:
...operates in Brazil.

Here is some written info about the plant:

http://tinyurl.com/5pnjgf

Note the fourth paragraph:

"Ford sources said it is the sort of plant the company wants in the United
States, were it not for the United Auto Workers, which has historically
opposed such extensive supplier integration on the factory floor."

Here is a video about the plant. Listen to the last sentence.

http://info.detnews.com/video/index.cfm?id=1189

Maybe as part of the bailout or structured bankruptcy or whatever, we
could also help the company out with a bit of socialized medicine.....
like they do in Brazil, of course......
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If we give union employees socialized medicine the union will allow
Ford to build effecient plants?

Heh,. heh... I know what you really meant. But how about the UAW
allowing the manufacturers to build and operate these types of plants
here in the US, and in exchange the union will continue to get a great
health care package from a now profitable company? And why in the
hell should the UAW be so powerful as to be able to restrict Ford from
building the kind of plant they want? That's really screwed up!