"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 19:28:28 -0400, katy said:


Hey...not fair! We're from Michigan and no one paid us to stay there and
not work!

Guess you didn't belong to the right union.

Amen to that. A Michigan friend, who shall remain nameless, is employed by
GM. He spends his days in what he and others in his union refer to as
"Daddy Daycare." His job has been phased out by robotic machinery, but his
employment is protected by the UAW contract with GM. He therefore whiles
his long days watching TV, reading, sleeping, eating, etc., but always on
the factory property in a provided facility. There are about 150 others in
Daddy Daycare with him, and he refers to it as man-made Hell. He hates it,
and would rather work. Despite his protestation, he maintains his nearly
$40 per hour (wages plus benefits, perks, etc.). In railroad parlance, this
was called "featherbedding." It, in all likelihood, is also why GM and
other American carmakers are failing to compete effectively, at least in
part, with Toyota and the other offshore car companies.

Max

unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.


"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 19:28:28 -0400, katy
said:


Hey...not fair! We're from Michigan and no one paid us
to stay there and
not work!

Guess you didn't belong to the right union.

Amen to that. A Michigan friend, who shall remain
nameless, is employed by
GM. He spends his days in what he and others in his union
refer to as
"Daddy Daycare." His job has been phased out by robotic
machinery, but his
employment is protected by the UAW contract with GM. He
therefore whiles
his long days watching TV, reading, sleeping, eating,
etc., but always on
the factory property in a provided facility. There are
about 150 others in
Daddy Daycare with him, and he refers to it as man-made
Hell. He hates it,
and would rather work. Despite his protestation, he
maintains his nearly
$40 per hour (wages plus benefits, perks, etc.). In
railroad parlance, this
was called "featherbedding." It, in all likelihood, is
also why GM and
other American carmakers are failing to compete
effectively, at least in
part, with Toyota and the other offshore car companies.

Max

Scotty wrote:
unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.


I second that....

"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.


I second that....

You could get killed in Michigan for saying that.

Max

Maxprop wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:

unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.


I second that....


You could get killed in Michigan for saying that.

Max


You notice I didn;t say that while in Michigan? Ya think I forgot that
fast?

"katy" wrote in message
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Maxprop wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:

unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.


I second that....


You could get killed in Michigan for saying that.

Max
You notice I didn;t say that while in Michigan? Ya think I forgot that
fast?

Nah. I knew you hadn't forgotten. Hell, I figure you're even aware that
the governor, herself, might come after ya.

Max

"Scotty" wrote in message
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unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.

They certainly contributed significantly to the outsourcing of manufactured
goods to foreign countries.

Max

On May 16, 7:13 pm, "Maxprop" wrote:
"Scotty" wrote in message

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unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.

They certainly contributed significantly to the outsourcing of manufactured
goods to foreign countries.

Max

Well now that a holding group is buying GM the ****s fixing to hit the
fan. They will offer the union employees a meeger severence package,
cut out all heathcare, and chop off all the dead weight..... or they
will file chapter 11 and the workers will get nothing but a kick in
the ass as they are escorted off the grounds . It's long over due that
the greedy unions get ****canned so the American auto mfgrs can
compete with the japs on a level playing field.

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
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On May 16, 7:13 pm, "Maxprop" wrote:
"Scotty" wrote in message

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unions are a major contributor to the down fall of this
country.

They certainly contributed significantly to the outsourcing of
manufactured
goods to foreign countries.

Max

Well now that a holding group is buying GM the ****s fixing to hit the
fan. They will offer the union employees a meeger severence package,
cut out all heathcare, and chop off all the dead weight..... or they
will file chapter 11 and the workers will get nothing but a kick in
the ass as they are escorted off the grounds . It's long over due that
the greedy unions get ****canned so the American auto mfgrs can
compete with the japs on a level playing field.

Joe


Yeah, that's the ticket... fire or at least blame the workers for
_negotiating_ successfully.

What a guy.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message


Yeah, that's the ticket... fire or at least blame the
workers for
_negotiating_ successfully.


the ''workers'', and I use that term loosely, only do / vote
what the mob / union bosses tell them to.

SBV