[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by syr74

Once, some time ago, I worked as a contractor managing UAW workers who were employed by a company you would all recognize. If the following offends anyone I regret that, but it would be dishonest for me to say otherwise.....those UAW folks were absolutely the laziest, least productive group of slobs I have ever worked with in my life. Honestly, second place wouldn't even put up a good fight. To this day I am amazed those 'employees' managed to actually get a vehicle to the end of the production line, and please keep in mind the fact that many of my relatives worked for the big three back in the day so I ought to have a soft spot here which I obviously don't.

I should also mention that I am and long have been white collar, and that I am payed very well for what I do. The irony here being that I work my ass off at my job and I have advanced because that effort and success has been recognized. To be blunt, I can understand how Alan Mulally knocked down 45 million recently much easier than I can understand the typical UAW wage because, if Alan can manage to take an ailing Ford and make a profit with UAW workers almost immediately after taking the helm, he is a friggin' corporate magician.

One final note, interestingly enough I am on the cusp of realizing a life long dream, starting my own business doing something I love and have always wanted to do. The business will be a manufacturing operation that will initially employ about 15 people and which will eventually employ, if all things go well, several thousand. My employment compensation plan will be far, far better than anything the big three have in place per person and, amazingly enough, wont break me in the process. (likely in no small part because the UAW wont have anything to do with it)

The kicker here? The items we make will be 100% produced/assembled within the U.S.A from start to finish including the materials we source. Employees will be rewarded for effort and success, if you don't want to work don't waste my time because you wont be around long, and I assure you the way in which I compensate my employees will help me to do this. This manufacturing will take place exclusively in right to work states and if those folks ever decide to go UAW or any other organized union I will shut the whole joint down and start over....believe it.

Sounds similar to Henry Ford industrialism philosophy.