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When most employers get wind about a union being organized they just fire all the employees.

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

GM should terminate the benefits of the salary employees. It would save the company money and maybe help fund building a White Castle on location.

 

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GM should terminate the benefits of the salary employees. It would save the company money and maybe help fund building a White Castle on location.

Why should salaried employees not have benefits? Because they don't pay dues?

Stop hatin.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

Not sure...and there inlies the issue.
Still wanting the Sky/Solstice....yet can't haul and don't want a yard full of cars.

I am sure the salaried employees would be thrilled with you at the helm.

Especially since salary out number union 10-1 here, but I see that as no different then them barking at the hourly.

The only thing Ford makes that would even be close is the Mustang

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

Why should salaried employees not have benefits? Because they don't pay dues?Stop hatin.

If GM is losing so much money, why don't they ask salary to take cuts? Why do they go for the hourly and then go to the media saying the union is ruining them?

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

Because they fire them.

More union employees have lost jobs in the US then salary.

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

i am so ****ing bored!! i have 2 and a half hours till my next class what should i do??

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

i am so ****ing bored!! i have 2 and a half hours till my next class what should i do??

**********?

 

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If GM is losing so much money, why don't they ask salary to take cuts? Why do they go for the hourly and then go to the media saying the union is ruining them?

For one, cuts should be made all around yes. However if you cut only salaried you will get no where. They are but a drop in the bucket compared to what is paid out in total over all hourly. Many times salaried is asked to take a cut or doesn't receive a raise in a bad year. I haven't gotten a raise in 2 years because we are still trying to get this facility financially stable.

 

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There were more union jobs than salary jobs to begin with.

This. Of course there were more union jobs dropped. They are the most abundant.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

For one, cuts should be made all around yes. However if you cut only salaried you will get no where. They are but a drop in the bucket compared to what is paid out in total over all hourly. Many times salaried is asked to take a cut or doesn't receive a raise in a bad year. I haven't gotten a raise in 2 years because we are still trying to get this facility financially stable.

I'm not talking about your place but in the big 3 salary has not made any concessions. Their raises are at a larger disproportion then hourly. There are 16,000 employees just at the Tech Center, and only 1600 are union. Then, there are thousands who work downtown at the global headquarters, so it is pretty close in the amount of salary vs. union. My point is, the big 3 wants to attack the hourly and blame the union, but when they seriously try to make concessions to the salary then I'll listen.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

'twas my point...I hope.

It twas. It is kinda like saying that ugly girls get laid more than good looking girls.

There are simply more ugly *** bishes.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

I'm not talking about your place but in the big 3 salary has not made any concessions. Their raises are at a larger disproportion then hourly. There are 16,000 employees just at the Tech Center, and only 1600 are union. Then, there are thousands who work downtown at the global headquarters, so it is pretty close in the amount of salary vs. union. My point is, the big 3 wants to attack the hourly and blame the union, but when they seriously try to make concessions to the salary then I'll listen.

Hmmm, they treat non union employees better than union employees.

Sounds like union members should be pissed. At the union.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

The rough estimates I found for GM are 56,000 salary US employees and 74,000 pre-buyout hourly.

 

[Lugnutzk 10+ year member]

Hmmm, they treat non union employees better than union employees.
Sounds like union members should be pissed. At the union.

They are because the big 3 wants to get rid of the hourly workers. You honestly think GM, Ford and Chrysler are ethical corporations?