Chrylser might face a strike
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Chrylser might face a strike
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/...e_20050914.htm
September 14, 2005
The Canadian Auto Workers union might go on strike against DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group because the company wants to outsource hundreds of jobs in Canada, the head of the union said.
"Unless they have a change of heart, there will be a strike at Chrysler," CAW President Buzz Hargrove said in an interview in Toronto.
The company wants to close a Toronto casting plant employing about 440 people and outsource hundreds of more jobs at Ontario factories in Brampton and Windsor, Hargrove said. The Brampton factory makes the company's 300 sedan, and the Windsor plant produces minivans. Chrysler doesn't expect a strike, CEO Thomas LaSorda told reporters at the Frankfurt, Germany, auto show.
"There are some tough issues, but we'll get them worked out," LaSorda said.
September 14, 2005
The Canadian Auto Workers union might go on strike against DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group because the company wants to outsource hundreds of jobs in Canada, the head of the union said.
"Unless they have a change of heart, there will be a strike at Chrysler," CAW President Buzz Hargrove said in an interview in Toronto.
The company wants to close a Toronto casting plant employing about 440 people and outsource hundreds of more jobs at Ontario factories in Brampton and Windsor, Hargrove said. The Brampton factory makes the company's 300 sedan, and the Windsor plant produces minivans. Chrysler doesn't expect a strike, CEO Thomas LaSorda told reporters at the Frankfurt, Germany, auto show.
"There are some tough issues, but we'll get them worked out," LaSorda said.
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Re: Chrylser might face a strike
Originally Posted by Josh452
I am going to take a step back here and ask clear minded people one question:
"How can people agree with Chrysler in this instance?"
Answer...........NOW:
"How can people agree with Chrysler in this instance?"
Answer...........NOW:
i don't see how anyone can.
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Exactly. Welcome to 2005 where employers will try EVERYTHING to screw their employees due to overwhelming unemployment levels both in the U.S. and abroad.
Sick, sad world.
Sick, sad world.
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Hrm...y'all just dont know. I'm not a Chrysler employee, but I do work at a Chrysler dealership, and Chrysler is taking good care of me and my associates. They have a good reason for doing what they are doing, I'm sure. Unions like to exaggerate(sp) things and rock the boat alot. Good example was the Teamsters strike on UPS. They got a slap in the face when they realized the damaged caused by the strike didn't allow them to get what they were striking for.
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Re: Chrylser might face a strike
Originally Posted by Josh452
Exactly. Welcome to 2005 where employers will try EVERYTHING to screw their employees due to overwhelming unemployment levels both in the U.S. and abroad.
Sick, sad world.
Sick, sad world.
Actually unemployement is very low in the US. In fact unemployement is lower now then it was in the 70's, 80's and most of the 1990's.
The fact the unemployement is so low in the US eventhough the population has grown exponentially since the 1970's is quite amazing.
If you want to look at horrible unemployment look at most South American Countries and even European countries like France and Germany have employemnt between 9%-12%.
Last edited by johnsocal; 09-15-2005 at 11:40 AM.
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Re: Chrylser might face a strike
Originally Posted by Josh452
I am going to take a step back here and ask clear minded people one question:
"How can people agree with Chrysler in this instance?"
Answer...........NOW:
"How can people agree with Chrysler in this instance?"
Answer...........NOW:
I'll take a crack at it. If Chrysler sits back on their accomplishments, they will not be able to continue to grow. Outsourcing the jobs would make Chrysler more efficient. The increase in efficiency will lead to an increase in available capital with which allow Chrysler to develop and introduce new cars to market without having to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy first.
There, how's that?
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Originally Posted by Ed 2001 SS
I'll take a crack at it. If Chrysler sits back on their accomplishments, they will not be able to continue to grow. Outsourcing the jobs would make Chrysler more efficient. The increase in efficiency will lead to an increase in available capital with which allow Chrysler to develop and introduce new cars to market without having to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy first.
There, how's that?
There, how's that?
Thanks.
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Do we measure unemployment the same way as they do in Europe? I don't know about their method, but I know ours undervalues the real number of people unemployed that want to work.
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Originally Posted by RoMaD
OK, could you draft 440 letters to that fact telling those employees and their families that their services will no longer be required.
Thanks.
Thanks.
I don't really know the situation. I just thought I'd throw that out there as a view on it. I could be totally wrong on that view. I just think that the unions have too much of a head lock on the US auto manufactures. I understand both sides, but I find myself on the big 2.5's side more than the unions and their employees.
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Re: Chrylser might face a strike
Originally Posted by Ed 2001 SS
I'll take a crack at it. If Chrysler sits back on their accomplishments, they will not be able to continue to grow. Outsourcing the jobs would make Chrysler more efficient. The increase in efficiency will lead to an increase in available capital with which allow Chrysler to develop and introduce new cars to market without having to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy first.
There, how's that?
There, how's that?
But why outsource for efficiency? Decreasing the workforce through attrition and buyout packages while creating new ways of doing the same job with less manhours seems to be better.
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Re: Chrylser might face a strike
Originally Posted by RoMaD
OK, could you draft 440 letters to that fact telling those employees and their families that their services will no longer be required.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Here it is:
You have been outsourced. Have a nice day!
Last edited by Ed 2001 SS; 09-15-2005 at 07:14 PM.
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Re: Chrylser might face a strike
Originally Posted by HAZ-Matt
Do we measure unemployment the same way as they do in Europe? I don't know about their method, but I know ours undervalues the real number of people unemployed that want to work.
Do you have any facts that proves our system significantly undervalues the amount of people who are unemployed?
I wont argue that there is room for error but there is no doubt that the US's economy is far stronger and more robust then Europe, South America, and virtually all the export-only economies of the Asian Tigers.
Of course the US economy faces some major challenges in 2006 and the chance of a resecession in 06/07 is a real possibility but don't forget that America even on its "worse-day" is far better the most countries on their "best-day" .
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Originally Posted by johnsocal
Actually unemployement is very low in the US. In fact unemployement is lower now then it was in the 70's, 80's and most of the 1990's.
The fact the unemployement is so low in the US eventhough the population has grown exponentially since the 1970's is quite amazing.
If you want to look at horrible unemployment look at most South American Countries and even European countries like France and Germany have employemnt between 9%-12%.
The fact the unemployement is so low in the US eventhough the population has grown exponentially since the 1970's is quite amazing.
If you want to look at horrible unemployment look at most South American Countries and even European countries like France and Germany have employemnt between 9%-12%.