May8
The UAW's strike at American Axle has slowed or idled at least 30 General Motors plants — including the automaker's most profitable truck and SUV plants — and it looks as though the U.S.' largest automaker has had enough. GM announced on Thursday that it has agreed to pay American Axle $200 million to cover its UAW buyouts.
In a filing released today, GM said the deal is "predicated upon an expedited resolution to the ongoing strike called by the International UAW against American Axle," according to Automotive News.
The UAW strike at American Axle has now lasted about 10 weeks a cost GM at least 15,000 sales. The strike has also forced GM to stop orders on certain full-size trucks and SUVs.
very generous of GM
*golf claps*
Well, now that this is but a distant fart in the wind, who's up next for a game of 'let's f*ck GM'.
Wonderful! Every day the UAW is striking one of the big threes suppliers. Who can blame them, It is only fair that the assembly line worker that stares intently at a machine while it attaches a C-clip to a shaft makes $47.50 an hour, plus four coffee breaks, and a full benefit package.
^That would be lower management, we make $26.68, you're welcome.
Sooner or later GM will dump every union and outsource everything. Day is coming soon.
And I cant wait brotha, Bankruptcy is the shit.
That's bullshit
Those fools at GM played right into the UAW's hand. Surely they can take another $200 million in losses rather giving it to American Axle to give to a non-competitive contract. Short term pain is better than long term pain.
26.68 to stand there wow i need to work there
^ Take a clue from HRR. You can make $50 an hour, tax-free, on your knees. Just you and someone's dick.
"^That would be lower management, we make $26.68, you're welcome."
You think your benefits are free?
You are missing the bigger picture. Now the UAW has determined that if they strike at critical suppliers, the big 3 will open the checkbook.
Soon there will be no critical component made by UAW shops. Most of that work will be sourced in Mexico, China and India.
On the other hand, with the weak dollar, the transplants will start to source more components from the states. These will be non-union plants in southern Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and the south east.
Wow, dicksterTugJob is insulting me for no reason. Your mother was great last night by the way tugger. I thought they were going to cut back production anyway so the strike would have faded out? Or was that another strike?
Oh yeah dicksterTugJob, Van Halen SUCKS! Or do you just get your rocks off watching David Lee Roth in his spandex do his little karate moves? You homo.
Fletch, don't forget Canada. When the CAW has a deal to make, they get it done three months early. No strikes here. Now if it were in Cape Breton, they would probably never get a car built, for the daily strikes.
Just you and the dick, HemiChoadLicker. Think about it - getting paid to do what you love! LOL!
F*cking greedy UAW pigs. No wonder U.S. automakers can't make a decent profit with these leeches sucking them dry.
Seriously i64X, nobody cares about total compensation just the hourly bring home $$$$.