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#19755 of 19798 Re: Suzuki rocks... [iluvmysephia1] by gagrice

Jan 24, 2013 (8:52 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jan 24, 2013 8:46 pm)
And you must play only Beyonce music for 24 months straight. That oughta get you.
 
You mean Milli Vanilli Beyonce the tramp?

#19756 of 19798 LOL... by iluvmysephia1

Jan 24, 2013 (8:56 pm)

You mean Milli Vanilli Beyonce the tramp?
 
You got it brother!

#19757 of 19798 Re: Union membership falls in 34 states [gagrice] by dieselone

Jan 25, 2013 (8:30 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Jan 23, 2013 4:59 pm)
We have lost more Union jobs in the last 4 years than the previous 8 years. Hmmmm....
 
I wonder how much of that has to do with people retiring. Many of these heavily unionized jobs have an older workforce and once the old guys retire, they're not always replaced. The boomers are hitting retirement age. Every union worker I know over 55 has retired over the past 8-10 years.
 
When my FIL was forced to retire back in 2000 when his mill went bankrupt, he had 30 years experience and still was one of the lowest in seniority in his department.

#19758 of 19798 Re: Union membership falls in 34 states [dieselone] by steve_ HOST

Jan 25, 2013 (9:17 am)

Replying to: dieselone (Jan 25, 2013 8:30 am)
Sounds like the only union growth in the US is happening in California where the low-wage workers in the Latino labor force have increased union numbers by 100,000 in 2012. They are seeking to join the middle class. (LA Times).
 
The UAW doesn't have that economic class difference to use as a recruitment tool.

#19759 of 19798 Bigger concerns ahead by steve_ HOST

Jan 30, 2013 (6:49 am)

The past 12 months have been tough for the UAW and its leader. The union — desperate to fill the widening gaps in its membership rolls — is no closer to realizing King's dream of organizing one of the foreign automakers' factories in the South than it was at the beginning of 2012.
 
He may not be worried about right to work, but Detroit's Big Three automakers are. Privately, senior executives at General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC worry about the impact it will have on worker morale. King said they should be.
 
King acknowledged that Nissan and the other foreign automakers are proving tougher nuts to crack than he expected.
 
King: UAW needs to refocus, re-energize (Detroit News)

#19760 of 19798 Re: Bigger concerns ahead [steve_] by gagrice

Jan 30, 2013 (8:12 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Jan 30, 2013 6:49 am)
King is a traitor to the UAW. He backed Obama's trade agreements that have taken more auto related work from the USA. He is more into politics than looking out for the Union members. RTW is the least of the UAW problems. Their pension fund is once again way under funded. At least with RTW they may attract some companies to the empty factories in the state.

#19761 of 19798 Re: Bigger concerns ahead [gagrice] by steve_ HOST

Jan 30, 2013 (8:30 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Jan 30, 2013 8:12 am)
His term is up next year so the members would be able to vote him out, assuming he runs again to head up the union. Don't see anyone else in the wings to run against him though.

#19762 of 19798 Re: Any UAW jobs cut??? [steve_] by steve_ HOST

Jan 30, 2013 (12:41 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 15, 2012 7:07 pm)
All the layoffs must be from the election winding down.
 
For those who remember this rather off-topic thread, what did I tell you?
 
U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Contracts in Fourth Quarter (WSJ)
 
Lots of that was actually due to federal spending cuts, but at least car sales are booming, which is good news for the UAW.

#19763 of 19798 Re: Any UAW jobs cut??? [steve_] by dallasdude1

Jan 30, 2013 (5:58 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Jan 30, 2013 12:41 pm)
Typically the housing and auto industry is first into recession and first out of recession. As for the WSJ it has been wrong prior. Can we quote the Wall Street Journal?
"Richardson Texas will be the BOOM town year 2000"
  
In many ways, it's worse. Like the massive declines in the nation's steel, oil and automobile industries in decades past, the disintegration of the telecom business is leaving deep wounds in the U.S. work force. But labor historians say telecom stands out for the unprecedented speed of the boom-and-bust cycle. After telecom was deregulated in 1996, it quickly expanded by some 331,000 jobs before peaking in late 2000. Since the downturn started, though, companies have announced layoffs that have wiped out all those new jobs and more -- a total of well over 500,000 workers, according to a tally by The Wall Street Journal. By contrast, it took two decades for the ranks of the United Auto Workers to fall to 732,000 from 1.5 million, as the auto industry was forced to become much more efficient in the face of foreign competition.
  
http://www.happinessonline.org/InfectiousGreed/p26.htm

#19764 of 19798 Re: Any UAW jobs cut??? [dallasdude1] by gagrice

Jan 30, 2013 (6:48 pm)

Replying to: dallasdude1 (Jan 30, 2013 5:58 pm)
It would be interesting to see where all those people are 10 years later. Did they get rich off the housing bubble? If not they may be flipping burgers. They have probably joined the Architects that are now a dime a dozen. If they are smart they went back and took some courses and are now in the Fracking business. My nephew just flew to TX at a companies expense for an interview. He graduates this May from UCSD with a BS degree. He was offered a job right out of college in the gas fracking industry. Those without jobs should head to ND and get in on the last big black gold rush. Times change and it is our responsibility to change with them or get left out in the cold.

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