Well Bryan, who started those strikes management, or the workers? Who profited
when the prices were raised to "cover" the increased wages? jack
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From: DougOdom <dlodom@charter.net>
> 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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