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Unbelievable
Feb. 3rd, 2009 10:32 pmJust read that the union rank-and-file at the Magna Powertrain plant in Dewitt (formerly New Process Gear), have voted against concessions which would have kept the plant open for its 1400 workers. What are these people thinking? Do any of them read the newspapers or listen to the news?
Seriously, guys, that's not a trick question. About a month ago, I heard on NPR's "As It Happens" that Magna was closing an unprofitable 18-year-old plant in one of the Canadian provinces. So it's not simply a matter of some malevolent foreign company coming in and arbitrarily shutting down a local industry. In fact, you were given an option that folks at the Canadian plant were not - one which they would've been glad to have.
On the other hand, I can't really say that I'm surprised. It doesn't take a genius to get $26/hour for sweeping floors. Just someone whose daddy or uncle belongs to the union and has gotten by for years making the inferior junk that has finally run the domestic auto industry into the ground.
So, before your unemployment benefits run out, maybe you should start practicing the phrase, "Hi, welcome to Wal-Mart." And see if you can stand up for eight hours without leaning on a broom...
Seriously, guys, that's not a trick question. About a month ago, I heard on NPR's "As It Happens" that Magna was closing an unprofitable 18-year-old plant in one of the Canadian provinces. So it's not simply a matter of some malevolent foreign company coming in and arbitrarily shutting down a local industry. In fact, you were given an option that folks at the Canadian plant were not - one which they would've been glad to have.
On the other hand, I can't really say that I'm surprised. It doesn't take a genius to get $26/hour for sweeping floors. Just someone whose daddy or uncle belongs to the union and has gotten by for years making the inferior junk that has finally run the domestic auto industry into the ground.
So, before your unemployment benefits run out, maybe you should start practicing the phrase, "Hi, welcome to Wal-Mart." And see if you can stand up for eight hours without leaning on a broom...
