An anonymous commenter brings this up on MJ Perry’s blog.. At 11/06/2009 12:32 AM, Anonymous said… Why is the UAW allowed to represent the workers at Ford? the UAW is now the de facto owner of GM and Chrysler, courtesy of the US taxpayer via the Obama administration. Representing...
Several historic events are developing before our very eyes. One of them is in regard to the failure of the automakers. Michigan has had a strong industrial presence in the world partly based on our accessible waterways, and partly the enormity of the manufacture of automotive products as well...
Imagine a day when Michigan based General Motors is a completely foreign firm. Don’t think it could happen? Consider what the “CEO of the US” said last night.. “We’ll end the corporate tax breaks for companies shipping jobs overseas” You can take it to the next government owned bank...
The Automakers face a number of issues which in my opinion are hardly solvable by MORE government solutions. When Iacocca turned Chrysler around in the 80s, it was by innovation and a “bailout” loan by government which also required additional private financing and external arrangements… Compromises were made by...
An article in today’s Detroit Free Press had this tidbit: When asked last week if she and other UAW members should sacrifice more now to save GM from bankruptcy, she has a simple answer: No. “I think we’ve given enough,” said O’Neill, 39, of Goodrich, an assembler at GM’s...
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