Comments on: GM Factory Towns Confront A Bleak Future

Suppliers, Local Businesses, Charities - As Well As Laid Off Workers - Affected By Plant Closings

[omega39-2009]

Let's talk facts!!!! Good friend of mine told me yesterday that he makes a little more than $95,000 per year plus benefits. The latest agreement they just approved a week ago calls for him to have his pay reduced by $30. per week or $1500 per year. Ever wonder why Gettlefinger (boy did he give us taxpayers the finger) never came out and talked in detail about how much the UAW gave up it's because they only gave up $30 per week or 75 cents per hour!!!!!! The government states they need 30Billion for GM to get thru bankruptcy. The 100,000 UAW members will probably get 4-5 Billion (they get 95% of pay during the 9 weeks GM is shut down). The auto task force wants 21000 to leave GM and they are offering $115,000 plus a $25000 car voucher for ever UAW worker who quits the company. The 21000 workers will get paid 3 Billion to leave GM . A good portion of the remaining 30 Billion will be paid for UAW retirees and benefits for the current workers. Remember during the shutdown no cars will be made so we taxpayers are paying 30Billion dollars for NOTHING. THIS STINKS!!!!! GM is not ever close to paying the same wages as Toyota or Honda. WE'VE BEEN LIED TO!!!!!!!
Posted by golfered2

I have a friend that's making a hundred billion, zillion dollars a year holding down a union job and all he has to do is sit around all day and play the kazoo while munching handfuls of skittles and M&Ms...Geez.

[american_11-2009]

Meantime, with millions of Americans without jobs, the invasion continues, no Liberal Democrat will address the 500 pound gorilla in the room, and millions of invading, plundering, welfare loving, Illegal Aliens taking millions of jobs that should be American jobs and 100,s billions of dollars in social services that should be for American citizens!

One cannot be political correct and admit that Illegal Aliens are an large part of the problems in this Nation.

Their negative impact extends to every area from Sub-par loans & defaults, Underground economy, Massive document fraud, Lower standard of living, Crime, Overflowing prisons , Bankrupted hospitals, Failing schools, Property Taxes, Insurance costs, Environment, Culture, Welfare costs, Welfare fraud, SS fraud, Voter fraud, Disrespect for our laws & country, our Constitution against invasion and even Balance of payments occurring from oil and other imports to support the 20 to 30 million illegal aliens in this country!

One has to only look at Calif. which is basically mostly an Spanish speaking, Bankrupt state that cannot afford to provide Welfare, Schooling, Medical, Prison cells etc. for millions of MS-13 Gang bangers, Drug dealers, Rapist and other assorted Criminals and uneducated, fast breeding, third world rejects from Mexico!

In a very few years it will be impossible to see where Mexico ends and Calif. begins as both will be an third world cesspool!

Failure to secure our borders and reward the Invading horde for their invasion and their relatives in an never ending chain with American Citizenship is nothing less than committing National Suicide & will assure our future is an over populated Spanish speaking third world Nation that is an Cesspool of Corruption, Crime, Poverty and Misery modeled on Mexico!

[YCantWeAllGetAlong]

Ok, first if we "let them fail" then it would be catastrophic. Now, that they are just filing bankruptcy, it's catastrophic. Unreal. As usual, families will suffer, houses will be lost, but I'll bet the big wigs won't feel a thing. Pitiful.

[promaclaura]

I live in Michigan, smack dab in the middle of UAW country. Most have nice homes, motor homes, boats, all terraign vehicles, you name it they have all the toys. So if you're a garage saler then head on up because there is going to be a lot of bargains on equipment that most people consider luxuries.

[promaclaura]

Maybe if the UAW had cut their wages to become competitive years ago more people would retain their jobs. It seems to me they are pretty cold-blooded for their fellow members that are loosing their jobs, so the others can maintain their unrealistic wages. I'm well aware that management performed poorly and put out too many models, but it still doen't change the core reasons of GM's downfall.

[promaclaura]

I see Obama bumber stickers on foreign made cars ALL THE TIME. I guess that's the only enjoyment I'll get out of this, they'll still be paying for a GM car afterall.

[golfered2]

Let's talk facts!!!! Good friend of mine told me yesterday that he makes a little more than $95,000 per year plus benefits. The latest agreement they just approved a week ago calls for him to have his pay reduced by $30. per week or $1500 per year. Ever wonder why Gettlefinger (boy did he give us taxpayers the finger) never came out and talked in detail about how much the UAW gave up it's because they only gave up $30 per week or 75 cents per hour!!!!!! The government states they need 30Billion for GM to get thru bankruptcy. The 100,000 UAW members will probably get 4-5 Billion (they get 95% of pay during the 9 weeks GM is shut down). The auto task force wants 21000 to leave GM and they are offering $115,000 plus a $25000 car voucher for ever UAW worker who quits the company. The 21000 workers will get paid 3 Billion to leave GM . A good portion of the remaining 30 Billion will be paid for UAW retirees and benefits for the current workers. Remember during the shutdown no cars will be made so we taxpayers are paying 30Billion dollars for NOTHING. THIS STINKS!!!!! GM is not ever close to paying the same wages as Toyota or Honda. WE'VE BEEN LIED TO!!!!!!!

[patriot2381]

Is this about the end for manufacturing in America? Finally they killed the beast.

[vinylogy]

the innocent workers of GM were FORCED to sacrifice when they have already lost so much. God help us! Posted by seeker469
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LMAO The average UAW worker has roughly the same skill set as a McDonalds counter worker. The McDonalds kids get $8/hr no benefits, the UAW workers get nearly $80/hr including bennies!
Imagine if McDonalds had to pay its kids $80/hr. They go broke just like GM.

UAW workers should be paid the same as other workers with equal skills...$8/hr. GM would be doing quite well now except for UAW greed.

Equal pay for equal skills.

[its-not-over]

you people are fruits. no one cares what you think.