http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080418/gm_plant_strikes.html

First the Lambdas now the Malibu. They are obviously strategic in their targets.

 

Each time this happens getting out of the country into non-Union plants looks better and better to GM.

 

Yay, more jobs in mexico!

 

I was thinking the same thing today. Sooner or later the UAW will be a non issue.

 

UAW, acting like a spoiled child since the 80's.

Dan

 

Not even going to open the article, I know it'll be over something stupid.

 

I think that is the aproach that I will use.

 

This is local UAW attempting to get agreements. The national UAW agreements have been long signed and sealed. Local UAW leadership tends to be a bit more radical than the national guys.

That said, according to the article, seems there have been some issues that haven't been negotiated which should have been last fall.

I don't agree that these little strike threats are an organized UAW attempt to draw GM into American Axle's strike the way GM was drawn into Delphi. I can see the logic (if GM gets involved, it will be good negotiations and GM will make sure it'll move forward), but I don't think that's the intention.

 

if unions are not stopped, they will result in the death of american auto manufacturing

 

Actually, that isn't what is the biggest challenge to US automakers. The UAW is hardly the giant it once was.... and they very well know it.

 

GM has a car that is selling great and now the union workers are going to try to screw it up........