It's a good point...Do I blame a union rep for fighting for it's janitor to make 50/hour while his counterpart in Japan only makes 4.50/hour...Hell no. Good for them.
They had a great ride...but for 30 years the "experts" warned the big three that they needed to cut costs, or someday, they'd be looking down the barrel of a loaded gun. And that day is now.
And here we are...does it matter how we got here? Well, it'll make for good debate for future historians. Blame doesn't stop this titanic from sinking.
The question before American taxpayers right now is, are you willing spend billions of our money so the UAW will survive, and GM can continue to make sub-standard non-profitable products?
We all agree - it's not fair...it stinks...but it's happened to hundreds of thousands of other retiree's...it's life, it's not going to be easy. But printing money to pay a failed companies debt is not the answer...it's equally unfair to the generations behind us who'll have to pay the piper.
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Originally Posted by Brucelee
I don't "blame" the union for destroying GM. The union is free under US law to organize, bargain and strike, as long as they do it legally.
The company is responsible for what IT negotiates. They could have said no any time they wanted but usually, they chose to go along and push the cost out into the future.
Well, welcome to the future.
It is, what it is.
The union was just doing its job and clearly, did it better than management IMHO.
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