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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 772851" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>Reducing wages by 50% <strong>was </strong>the only way to keep that plant operational. It was a take it or leave it situation, and the union chose to leave it which means the plant will close, and it is now 100% the unions fault that the plant is closing. Those that do not get to transfer out will get unemployment for a period of time, but honestly they don't deserve it. Unemployment rules are set so that if someone is offered a bonafide job they have to take it, and they were offered said job but chose to turn it down. Of course even though they will get unemployment it won't last forever, and I can tell you I know many good intelligent, well educated people who are taking $10/hr. jobs or less because they can't find work. Most of those UAW workers have a high school diploma or worse a GED. They will get lucky to find a job that pays that $15.50/hr. and that is if they can find a job at all. What is worse is JD Norman was going to hire an additional 1300 to work in that plant above and beyond the 850 who would are already there so the city as a whole loses because that is 1300 people who have won't have an opportunity to work there. I just can't fathom what would persuade to turn down a good job offer other than pure ignorance and greed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 772851, member: 249"] Reducing wages by 50% [B]was [/B]the only way to keep that plant operational. It was a take it or leave it situation, and the union chose to leave it which means the plant will close, and it is now 100% the unions fault that the plant is closing. Those that do not get to transfer out will get unemployment for a period of time, but honestly they don't deserve it. Unemployment rules are set so that if someone is offered a bonafide job they have to take it, and they were offered said job but chose to turn it down. Of course even though they will get unemployment it won't last forever, and I can tell you I know many good intelligent, well educated people who are taking $10/hr. jobs or less because they can't find work. Most of those UAW workers have a high school diploma or worse a GED. They will get lucky to find a job that pays that $15.50/hr. and that is if they can find a job at all. What is worse is JD Norman was going to hire an additional 1300 to work in that plant above and beyond the 850 who would are already there so the city as a whole loses because that is 1300 people who have won't have an opportunity to work there. I just can't fathom what would persuade to turn down a good job offer other than pure ignorance and greed. [/QUOTE]
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