Not Ron Gettelfinger
Oh, there are a lot of good reasons to let domestic automobile makers fall flat on their faces and into bankruptcy, but there might not be a better reason for doing so than being able to witness UAW President Ron Gettelfinger exposed for the obtuse moron that he is.
The $25 billion being mentioned as a potential amount to be doled out to the auto industry as part of their bail-out will be burned through in just a matter of months if there is not a radical restructuring of the labor component in building a domestic automobile.
Gettelfinger does not want to focus on that but does want American taxpayers to keep the money pipeline flowing freely into the pockets of union workers--this in an industry where inflated wages have helped to drive it to the brink of collapse.
"The focus has to be on the economy as a whole as opposed to a UAW contract."And yet, it is a bailout specifically aimed at the automobile industry that Gettelfinger screechingly longs for, he would just like it to be approved without any undue attention being paid to things like, oh, unreasonable wages and benefits.
Ron says the UAW is not going to budge on wages or benefits. Good, I say. Those deciding on a bail out are certainly listening, and they are clearly hearing that UAW leadership is not going to cooperate. Perhaps they will decide, based on Gettelfinger rantings, that the best way to spend $25 billion might not be to shove it at someone both complicit in the problem and completely unwilling to do assist in rectifying it.
The antics of Gettelfinger may be enough to help deny the bailout to GM, Ford, and Chrysler. Without the bail out, bankruptcy is likely. If bankruptcy occurs you can bet the Big 3 will be able to throw those contracts on the scrap heap. Now, who would have guessed that Ron Gettelfinger might be the key factor in bringing wages back into line?
Certainly not Ron Gettelfinger.
3 comments:
Bankruptcy does present an intruiging set of circumstances, doesn't it?
Scrap the $73.20 an hour UAW contracts and start fresh?
The 5 million jobs lost doom and gloom would be avoided and the Big 3 would be soluable going forward.
Ooooor, we can spend billions of tax dollars propping up the biggest Democrat-only special interest group in the history of the world.
Choices, choices...
--Nick
www.RightMichigan.com
Can anyone tell us what the balances are in the UAW checking and savings accounts? Are they cash strapped like the rest of us poor B%&ST&*%ds?
The hourly comparison should have one more component - total number of cars that roll off the line in one hour.
If the UAW line can build 73/44 times more cars then they should be able to demand the higher rate.
But the reverse is true as well - If the UAW builds "fewer" cars per hour (or less valuable cars) then the the UAW rates should actually be less then the $44 paid to workers in OH and KY and SC etc.
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