i’d put the downfall of domestic manufacturing on their own undoing. the two most spectacular product failure in my life–a GMC that died completely at 70k mile and a box fan that caught fire–both carried a “proudly made in the USA” sticker.

if it takes foreign competition to force the domestic manufacturers to clean up their acts, thank god for globalization!

no it is called demand and supply of labor. i have no interest in disparaging their work, but it is beyond dobut that assembly line workers can be had for a dime a dozen these days.

it hardly matters how demanding assembly line work is–they can be working 300 hour weeks for all i care. if more people out there are willing to do the same job for less, UAW is in no position to negotiate.

you think if Am Axle pushed the wage reduction thru the workers will still be around? if so, AA is paying too much now.

24$ is still a lot, starting wages. It’s not that I’m not proud of these people making this kind of money, but that it’s obvious greed that causes it, and the total dis consideration on the UAW’s part for these manufacturers. Henry Ford was right by putting some profit back into the producers pockets, but it’s ridiculous when a Union literally forces those wages out of the manufacturers, and drives the company to near bankruptcy and allows other foreign companies to tear up the market.

never mind that many pull 110 hour weeks, no overtime… and almost all are top-of-the-class at ivy leagues.

anyone who thinks they deserve this kind of money holding a wrench is NUTS.