GM/Chrysler Merger

[sYc]

What do you think Preston Tucker (and other small automakers) would think about the big three having to endure the same hardships, and possible bankruptcy, that they put him through? Kind of ironic!

My father always said “what goes around, comes around”.

[kwhizz]

Right ......Wrong......Or??..........On the Power Tour in 06 I met a Retired GM Exec.....Alan was in Charge of all advertising for GM.........His take at that time was that the Union was to be a Major Issue in the Future demise of GM.........He told of the Nonsense that the Union put the Company thru.......An example........He was shooting a Commercial and had a Model (the Size of a Shoebox) specifically built for it.....It was completed and delivered one day before (Tight Schedule) the scheduled Shooting of the Commercial.......The Problem is that it was delivered to the Office next to Allan's........He was not allowed to go to the next Office and retrieve the Box.....(It weighed about 10 pounds)......He had to go thru the Union and Schedule a Material Handling person to come and get the Box and bring it into his Office (Next Door).....Well.....The next day everyone had arrived and were setting up the Equipment for the shoot and the Box was still in the next office and a Material Handler was nowhere to be seen.......Allan had had enough and went into the Office and got the Package ( 5 minutes before the start of filming).......Seems the Material handler was just out of eyesight watching what was going on and when he got the Package and moved it....All Hell broke loose and there were Union guy's all over and everything had to come to a "Dead Stop"....until this "Union Crisis" was corrected...
Again.......I'm just passing along the Story.......But.......We need people to work "With" their employers rather than "For" them........



Ken

[kwhizz]

Another Story........My Neighbor who is retired from Chrysler (American Motors) in Kenosha was telling me about a certain Line Mechanic in the Engine Block machining area......It seemed that this particular person was the only one that could keep the line running at certain times....he was making twice as much at the end of the year than anyone else because of his overtime pay.......Well.....he also retired and after the new person took over, the line ran all the time without any problems.....One day while while at the control panel, it was noticed that there was a extra On-Off Switch that added to the side of the Panel and was in the Off Position......Just for the heck of it, the new person flipped the switch to the "On" Position..........And the line shut down..........Humm!!! ..........Imagine That!
Needless to say.........Line Maintainance Costs and Overtime have been substancially reduced......

Ken

[Salvatore]

Its amazing how much you blame Unions and Democrats for everything!

[kwhizz]

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Its amazing how much you blame Unions and Democrats for everything!

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Sammy..........I wasn't blaming anyone......Just reporting the Fact's.........It is what it is........

Ken

[kwhizz]

Sammy..............Chill.........LOL



Ken

[Salvatore]

Not ALL Union people and not ALL Dems are bad. There is good and bad in everything. I guess we can blame Wall Street on the UAW or what have you, correct? I am not a UAW member but let up a little. All the musclecars and collector cars that park in our garages, the ones that went up over 1000% in the last few years were UAW built. Lets talk about how corrupt big business and Wall Street has become. Say what you want about Unions and so forth but report all the scams, corruption and lies that go along with big business and the Parties involved. We are in the mess we are in because of greed and corruption from all sides. I'll chill when you ease up!