Does this apply to contractors? I had a Weasley employer who hired in people but "labeled" them independent contractors to prevent from paying unemployment and benefits.
Perhaps in the future the two would still want to run (be it against each other) for the United States presidency. I like each of them (though) I came here looking for Harold Ford Jr. I think Paul Ryan has a Reagan charisma though I'm glad Obama won when he ran as Romney's vice presidential candidate.
That was a great street level no b.s. care about people and planning speech. Now i dont compare that with Ronald Reagan's 1964 Speech for the RNC but ..but...Charlie has his finger on the pulse, his ears to the people and his eyes on the future. That was good. So how did the 10 year plan pan out?!?
Doing business with other countries is extremely important, but why are we doing business with China. The Communist Party in China treats their citizens very poorly and the Chinese Government is very corrupt and works with the Communist Party and is their puppet. We need to cut ties with China and work with other countries, like, Italy, UK, Australia, Poland, Germany and France.
Munchkin mayor Mike Duggan is just a millionaire and billionaire mayor. The only area of Detroit that's getting attention is the downtown area. The area owned by members of the RICH FIG families. Ford, Illitch, and Gilbert. Look at the surrounding neighborhoods all around Detroit. Pitiful abandoned, dilapidated, and empty land. If Detroit is so great, why does the Wizard of Oz mayor Mike Duggan have 24/7 police protection inside AND outside his Detroit taxpayer paid riverfront mansion? Why? CRIME CRIME CRIME. There's even a police officer who tucks in the mayor into his bed, and reads Mike a bedtime story. There's even Detroit police floating in the Detroit River on the river side of the mayor's mansion to keep the Canadian pirates from landing in the mayor's backyard.
What an outstanding leadership team in Macomb County! Thank you for all you do to keep our piece of the state strong. Looking forward to witnessing the continued success, growth and pride in the region. Awesome job!
I have a t shirt that says God Bless Detroit from the Detroit Symposium on Humanity in 1978 or 9. It's crazy how many people ask me "God bless Detriot, really?" -as if Detroit is not even worthy of blessings.
What about the management salaries effect on the profit margin? What about the bone us money effect on the bottom line? What about the dividends effect on the bottom line? How do all thoughs fit into the price of the new car compared to the UAW salaries effect on the cost?
Corporate could have very easily just agreed and there wouldn't be a strike, theres no excuse, playing some moral card of "oh they're holding us hostage" is ridiculous, its like blaming someone for escaping a bank robbery and not staying with you. The fact is the uaw has been held hostage for far too long, and you weren't saying crap when it was the tradesmen... pay your people, you can afford it and your profits show they deserve it, no excuse
I wish people would stop saying that the pension plan drove the big 3 into bankruptcy in 2007. The collapsing economy caused by the housing crisis crashed the economy. Prior to this, against the wishes of the union, the companies borrowed money from the surplus in the pension funds with the blessings of the government, who guaranteed the funds to be replaced if something went wrong. Well something went wrong. Ongoing contributions to the pension fund are negotiated as part of wages. When the economy crashed the companies were not able to replenish the pension monies they borrowed. During good times there is no affordability issue for the funding of pensions. The real issue is to leave the funding alone. The auto companies are arguing that increasing wages would make them less competitive. This of course completely ignores the 250 billion they have made in 10 years. They would not have made that kind of profit if they were not competitive. The issue is not entirely wages, but about sharing the 250 billion. That is what is being missed in these discussions, imho.
Get ready for MORE to come! American workers are FED UP with the wealthy stealing from workers again the same way (if not worse) than the ROBBER BARONS of the 1920's!
You are mouthpieces for Corporations. 70% of people support the strike. Many workers are working second jobs because they can't make it on 17.65 an hour.
You guys are idiots...pull your nose out of the big 3 arses!! All this comes down to is corporate greed and poverty level wages, benefits, and slave labor! All you guys are worried about are the tax dollars you are gonna lose. Shameful...no wonder Detroit has become so bad...not to mention MI in general.
You are avoiding answering the question. Here is a few things a CEO has on their plate. The CEO manages thousands of workers and suppliers, manages a broken health coverage system, is responsible for SEC, FTC and global legislation that effects every aspect of car manufacturing. The CEO is actively working on keeping up with Tesla and other Non union shops that pay their workers more then the UAW. The CEO is also working on ways to stop the EV market from taking more market share from them and is also concerned with congress eventually screwing Americans and allowing low cost Chinese cars into the US with zero tariffs. Then the CEO is responsible for real estate transactions, currency conversion earning reporting and last but not least find a successor. You want to gain knowledge of what is on a CEOs plate read Winning by Jack Welsh. Again please take me why someone who puts the same seatbelt on the same car, working in the same 10 feet box for 20 years deserves more then 15 an hour. If the big three didn’t have to deal with unions they would filled this positions and salaries would have gone up.
- CEO pay...up 3000% - Stock buybacks (now that they're legal, and *directly* connected to executive bonus payouts)...$5 BILLION -Worker pay...up 15% Sounds like there's well more than enough to go around at the top.
Workers need to give back a dollar every year until the pay ratio with the real humans is 1000:1. Workers are dogs and they need to be kicked by the executives so that the shareholders can make money while sleeping
