Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Friday, September 23, 2011

Competition, Bankruptcy, and the Decline of the United Auto Workers

Nice piece.

Union leadership has also emphasized the job creation the new contracts will bring, which reportedly will guarantee at least 6,400 jobs will be added or retained for GM workers – most of which will only pay “second tier” wages of $16/hour.

“In these times, in these conditions, to get an agreement of this status is just a miracle job,” said Jerry Gillespie, president of the UAW local 1260 in Warren, Michigan. “This is an agreement that has no concessions in it.”


Miracle? No concessions?

http://thetrialbyfire.org/2011/09/23/competition-bankruptcy-and-the-decline-of-the-united-auto-workers/#respond