"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