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Old 02-24-2009, 03:19 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by irpq11 View Post
And I do understand the 70 dollar per hour figure, but the competition figures aren't as high. And anyway, it's not just the union causing problems for the auto industry. How many businesses out there would not be in trouble if all of a sudden you had half your sales go away?
But a worker at a GM plant is compensated roughly as well as one at a Toyota plant. The biggest difference comes from the retirees. For all intents and purposes, there are no retirees in North America from foreign automakers. Compared to hundreds of thousands depending on pension cheques from the big 3.
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My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors......
........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!!
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