The strategy of singling out one Company has more to do with the fact that the UAW would have 9 months vs 3 months of supplemental pay for members on strike. I doubt any offer is serious at this time. They know a strike is imminent. Serious offers won’t be on the table until union members are months behind on their house notes.
Sure. But beyond deciding on a single target, one must decide which singular target. That was what I was getting at.
Focusing on pay raises, which is obviously the most contentious and critical factor, the gap so far has narrowed by almost half (Initial UAW 46%, Ford initial 9%, currently UAW mid 30's and Stellantis mid teens - I can't find exact figures - it doesn't seem they are being made public yet thus (46-9) = 37 vs (35-15) = 20). Half is pretty good days before a potential strike.
Not worth the price increase, unless you have unlimited" F.U." money.
I wouldn't want my build going down the line when they come back either. Let's assume they get a big raise out of this, now we are taking "quality lacking production" and inflating their heads even more by giving them more money. If everyone thought quality sucked before, wait until the entitled get rewarded for it.
We want more money-pay us to show up=we offer nothing in return. Those that still have pride in their workmanship still will, just wonder what percentage of the plant workers that amounts to anymore. This whole thing is a dangerous game of chicken bigger than just them and will likely impact this entire sector if they strike. Sad when people think taking hostages is a winning strategy.
Those parts up there are why I don't care for unions.
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I'm largely in agreement. The truck was really worth the launch price and even my agreed upon early '23 price, but the base '24 price with almost guaranteed ADM, not so much.
If they strike, they've said some of the salaried workers, like my CPWD rep, could be called into the warehouse to pull parts. This is no comfort because he really has no idea how the wholesale business operates on this end. It's just unfortunate that the main people impacted, dealers and customers, don't have any say in this or seat at the table. My question going forward is where is the ceiling? At some point labor and legacy costs are going to hit a point where they can't be offset by vehicle and part price increases or by bleeding the dealer body.Those parts up there are why I don't care for unions.
Those who SHOW UP and take PRIDE in their work should be paid based on that alone. Instead, you could have 10 people on a line (just throwing a number out there), 2 of them bust their ass every day while the other 8 are there to collect a paycheck. So tell me why those other 8 should make the same as the 2 who show up and produce good work?
All I know is, as long as I have my @flip to order my parts (and give me another 5 quotes on stuff I may or may not buy
