please explain red. Did anyone catch the news story about ford and gm having a "fleet" of jets to fly the suits around in? Is it just me or does anyone think that the biggest problem with the big 3 is they arent being proactive and innovative with keeping up with new technology and customer need. Why would you continue to make suv's and large trucks when for the last 5 years you continue to sell less and less. How about a hybrid truck, a medium size truck that runs on batteries and gas. They are so out of touch....you would think someone would have caught on watching toyota sell record amounts of prius cars.
Cold im not an expert on the uaw and my post was off of a show i saw a while back. All of the retirees receive pension increases everytime the non union employees receive raises/bonuses and that money has to come from somewere. Imagine how are funds would look if all of the reitrees from the 70s through late 90s would get bumped up to whta todays pensioner would get compared to what was paid in while they were working. The funds would be destroyed.
I did see were the private oplane ride was $20,000 while at the same time they are asking for a buy out to stay a float. Bad managing from up top.
And another main reason they are hurting is they have not stayed with the times, the cars they are making do not compete and are not as reliable as the hondas, toyotas etc. Hybrids are on back order for months and months from these auto makers. Imo
Outside of the first Toyota/Geo plant, I don't know of the UAW representing Toyota workers. At a Toyota plant in KY, the UAW has lost every time they tried to organize. The non-union workers there make more than UAW workers because they get fat bonuses. The UAW does have a major problem with pension and benefits. People retiring in their 50s on full pension, people drawing 95% pay out of job banks without working for years, and health insurance.
I beleive the plant that makes the tundra is union, not sure of its location. When im at the union hall i have noticed more toyotas in the parking lot were the union officials park and when i questioned why we have jap crap parking there i was told that toyota has some uaw plants.