Bryan Savage wrote:
>Well Wes, who agreed to all of those benefits? Management or Engineering?
>
>I remember back in the '40's and '50's, there were auto strikes that
>lasted months.
>By the '70's, management was caving in at the threat of a strike.
>
>A crazy way to run a business.
>
>Bryan
>
>
>In 1968 after Shelby American closed down I still had a friend that worked for
>Ford. High Up. That was the year of a strike when they only struck one car
>maker and the other companys would go along with what ever the settlement
>said. After the settlement my friend told me " the UAW has just killed the
>american car maker ". It would take years but there was no way a company could
>pay a growing number of people more and more money for not producing a product
>and survive. I know that every month GM sends checks to hundreds of retired
>workers that are over 100 years old. Very sad but true.
>
>
Doug Odom in big ditch
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