Comments on: UAW, Chrysler reach agreement to end strike

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:23:52 +0000

Vertical: maybe not by the pound, but by BMI. I weigh 212, but I’m 6′+. A 5′3″ guy who weighs 212 isn’t as healty as me

By: Vertical

Vertical — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:23:45 +0000

More than a healthCARE overhaul, this country needs a HEALTH overhaul. No politicians have the balls to say it, but a big reason health care costs have gotten so huge is that Americans have gotten so huge. Fat asses, clogged arteries, and un-exercised hearts lead to several problems that are very expensive to cure. Excessive use of pharmaceutical drugs add to the problem. If we do change health care, I’d like to see the premiums structure changed – charge by the pound.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:32:54 +0000

We need a healthcare oiverhaul.
I’d like a system where everybody is covered, and can choos his own doctors, and where doctors are making decisions, not insurance companies.

Furthermore, I want it to still be possible to get rich as a doctor.

Some of y’all are clueless about how auto-factory work is done.

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:48:12 +0000

The same country that doesn’t pay more in taxes to fund an inefficient healthcare system than it would cost to simply pay your own premium.

By: sharpie

sharpie — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:43:31 +0000

What other country has no social healthcare what-so-ever? Medicaid does not count b/c not everybody qualifies.

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:40:23 +0000

I would love to get paid to sleep for hours in between filling a parts bin, and then go on strike to get more money and benefits.

This country is ****ed.

By: buenos

buenos — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:04:08 +0000

What other industry has retiree health packages? Job security? No one has job security anymore. If you build a lousy product, you lose your job. The end.

By: purdue

purdue — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:02:08 +0000

What would happen if these companies hired all the geniuses here, I wonder?

By: 67_L-88

67_L-88 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:56:30 +0000

It probably would have been good for Chrysler not to reach an agreement so soon. That way they could have got rid of there excessive inventory.

By: Fletch

Fletch — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:53:15 +0000

Doubt Ford has the coin to fund their health care trust. They’ll probably have to borrow. Unless… did they sell Volvo, Jag, or Rover yet?

By: Deanster

Deanster — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:55:36 +0000

I’m a doctor, how can I get in there and rape this situation for my benefit? I want some of those billions of dollars spent on the fat Dorito-eating TV-watching mother****ers that drill two bolts in for 50 bucks an hour.

By: purdue

purdue — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:09:10 +0000

Good to hear about the settlement. My Friday’s plans were in jeopardy since one person was to be on the picket line. Now, we can celebrate life! Peace all!

By: toyotajunk

toyotajunk — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:07:12 +0000

**** the UAW!!!!!!!

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:01:20 +0000

A friend, just happened to run into one of the lawyers for Chrysler this afternoon down here in Texas and they basically said Chrysler isn’t taken sh*t from anyone. They either wanna work or they dont. Cerebus isn’t messing around. Of course the unions are gonna flip this around.

By: F451

F451 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:04:10 +0000

All of this saddened me. We used to be a nation capable of taking care of our own. Now we appear to detest our very own American citizens. Like everything else in life there are good and bad to found with anything—the unions are no exceptions, as are the car companies; politicians…don’t even get me started.

By: jdasch1

jdasch1 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:59:51 +0000

Ford will never see a strike…GM caved…Chrysler caved…Ford would get killed in the media. They will just cave in and suffer the pain.

By: Bull09

Bull09 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:15:02 +0000

Ford up next… how long will that strike last?

By: Veda

Veda — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:09:37 +0000

“But there are many talented and dedicated people in the UAW that DO contribute to the success of Chrysler throughout the Headquarters. ”

Then it’s EXACTLY their fault for making Chrysler unsuccessful since they continue to design crappy cars. How can you call that talented? The main problem with union workers is their mentality. I don’t care how smart they are, if they are asking too much for so little work, they are a problem to the company.

By: Commodore

Commodore — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:51:39 +0000

It’s not the workers I have a problem with. It is the fact that they are unionized…they get benefits and other compensation that is WAY higher than other works. Toyota has workers that build concepts and are very intelligent and do a good job — in fact, they do the exact same thing, yet they get paid much less than those union workers. And mind you, Toyota is a more successful company than Chrysler.

By: lefty

lefty — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:13:14 +0000

Just FYI -

There are other UAW employees other than the “guys who screw cars together”…. There are model makers, prototype fabricators, CATIA/CAD Engineering designers, Clay modelers/sculptors in the studio, process engineers, and this list goes on. Granted, some of the membership are lazy, un-educated etc. But there are many talented and dedicated people in the UAW that DO contribute to the success of Chrysler throughout the Headquarters. All the great show-cars Chrysler has done over ther years where all sculpted with union labor. Also, most part CAD releases are done by union personnel, and these folks, contrary to popular belief, are not only educated, they are very necessary to the company. Now, have I seen some crappy stuff happen at a plant… you bet. But I have also seen the same if not more crappy management decisions at Chrysler, like building the Compass (thanks Daimler). So. EVERYONE is important, BOTH sides of the table. And what’s MORE important is that EVERYONE involved realize that importance, and the relevance of thier piece of the collective pie. If this industry dies, it is not long before the dominoes topple and the entire country is affected. Thank (insert your higher power here) an agreement was reached quickly, so everyone can get back to making an American Icon great again, together.

By: Commodore

Commodore — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:05:36 +0000

If I was part of Chrysler management I would have let the strike go on for one or two months. That would help reduce unsold inventory plus it should get more concessions out of the UAW ****ers (workers) which will only be getting paid $200 a week during the strike. I think that, together with a nice signing bonus will get those overpaid dumbasses to sign anything after 2 months.

By: 0GSharK6

0GSharK6 — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:33:22 +0000

That was quick.

By: autonut

autonut — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:27:19 +0000

jjt, I think Taylor is responsible for the RiN concept. It is bs mascarading as automobile.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:44:50 +0000

Lol CTS-Driver. I read on reuters that the strike is hurting some plant workers more than others. Chrysler had idled a few plants but were paying the workers. Now that they are striking Chrysler doe not have to pay them the Union does.

I admit though – I’d take a Nitro – Only if it was free….

By: chiv

chiv — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:41:50 +0000

I hope they take down the company. Cerebrus might have very deep pockets, but they’ll soon learn that they can’t just buy out everything to make up for lack of innovation.

Maybe then, American car makers will learn a lesson and start building towards real progress.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:28:24 +0000

autonut: Jared taylor says the yellow man is superior. I say there’s diamonds and turds of all shades

By: autonut

autonut — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:49:37 +0000

After seeing all those concept cars from Toyota and Honda today, I’m starting to believe in white man superiority concept and then this strike ruined that as well.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:43:27 +0000

Here’s a more comprehensive article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/business/10cnd-auto.html?hp

By: cookie4me

cookie4me — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:11:05 +0000

I wonder if Cerebus can break the union? How long would they need 3 months, 6 months? Hell they probably have 4 months of vehicles to sell. Just imangine all their options if they could do it. Hopefully, it will last long enough to sap the “strike cash” the UAW has hoarded because Ford can’t afford a long strike.

By: Elvio

Elvio — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:07:17 +0000

I say….Fire all UAW!

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:49:06 +0000

for once a strike is good for the company? ha uaw you should work harder on this one.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:47:39 +0000

100 day supply of calibers and nitros?

By: odie

odie — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:46:32 +0000

This is like a virus attacking a cancer patient. Very smart UAW.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:13:26 +0000

fat chance.

By: Vertical

Vertical — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:09:26 +0000

Oh no! What if they run out of Compisses?