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[mwodei]

UAW head says it’s prepared to strike against Big Three automakers as negotiations start Thursday


https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/cars/uaw-head-strike-big-three/index.html

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[AncientMan]

Is the Hermosillo plant unionized? I understand that a strike/work stoppage (might) affect parts suppply, but assembly could continue unabated barring parts shortages.

 

[billbillw]

Hermosillo is unionized, but not with UAW.
SINTRAFORD, aka Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Ford Motor Company y de la industria Automotriz

 

[mwodei]

They are represented by the National Union of Ford Motor Company Workers, which is part of the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), one of the country's biggest labor organizations. A CTM spokesman said the group had been seeking wage increases above inflation for its members.

Ford and its union in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua have reached a deal for the U.S. carmaker to raise wages 8.2% this year, pending a workers' vote in April, but Hermosillo is in Sonora.

And 8.2% in Mexico may really drive the U.S. Unions

 

[Old Man]

All been covered in previous threads. If UAW strikes Mexico won't strike but some parts may become unavailable causing a line shutdown.

 

[K5Blazer]

Exactamundo

 

[Deleted member 14823]

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is my unhinged and panic-fueled reaction:

That's it, I'm going to park the Mav in my garage, throw a cover over it, and walk everywhere. Between people driving like idiots trying to hit me and the manufacturers finding new and innovative ways to squeeze supply down a trickle, this is becoming alarming.

Thank you for witnessing my panic attack. DVDs with a recording of me screaming and running around with my hands over my head are available for sale in the lobby.

 

[fossil]

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is my unhinged and panic-fueled reaction:

That's it, I'm going to park the Mav in my garage, throw a cover over it, and walk everywhere. Between people driving like idiots trying to hit me and the manufacturers finding new and innovative ways to squeeze supply down a trickle, this is becoming alarming.

Thank you for witnessing my panic attack. DVDs with a recording of me screaming and running around with my hands over my head are available for sale in the lobby.

WHAT? not available on 8 track!

 

[catshreds]

"Meanwhile, back at the outhouse, things are really piling up!"

 

[OneAlienBoi]

Unions are cancer. They hurt the brand, and it's products, customers, and most of the brands workers. Just keep in mind the main reason brands are moving manufacturing out of N. America has to do with the fact that it's getting too expensive to build stuff here. Unions are largely to blame for that. They keep pushing for more and more, their greed never satisfied, until a brand goes under or closes that plant.

 

[Vols44]

Unions are cancer. They hurt the brand, and it's products, customers, and most of the brands workers. Just keep in mind the main reason brands are moving manufacturing out of N. America has to do with the fact that it's getting too expensive to build stuff here. Unions are largely to blame for that. They keep pushing for more and more, their greed never satisfied, until a brand goes under or closes that plant.

Your entire post is laughable. Unions bargain with management for fair pay benefits, vacation scheduling, EEO, equal pay, no nepotism or favoritism, and safety standards.

 

[Ponchsox]

There’s proof that non-unionized companies have higher overall production than unionized over a period of many years. Most non-unionized companies today have benefits and pay that are the same or better than unionized.

 

[fossil]

Unions are cancer. They hurt the brand, and it's products, customers, and most of the brands workers. Just keep in mind the main reason brands are moving manufacturing out of N. America has to do with the fact that it's getting too expensive to build stuff here. Unions are largely to blame for that. They keep pushing for more and more, their greed never satisfied, until a brand goes under or closes that plant.

anti union advocate

 

[Timothyd]

Unions are cancer. They hurt the brand, and it's products, customers, and most of the brands workers. Just keep in mind the main reason brands are moving manufacturing out of N. America has to do with the fact that it's getting too expensive to build stuff here. Unions are largely to blame for that. They keep pushing for more and more, their greed never satisfied, until a brand goes under or closes that plant.

Yep, can't argue with you and I belong to one. I remember when I was visiting a steel mill for my old company. I was pushing the guys, shaming mostly and at the end of the day they told me I was lucky that they gave a good four hours, an unusually productive shift. Now the mills are gone they're having to work the whole day for a third of the pay.
The unions are a for profit organization making the officials rich.

 

[Tailender]

Unions can be good or bad. I think they get a bad name because some workers take advantage and don't do a good job. Being in a union doesn't give you the right to drag your feet but some guys feel that way. I belong to one but that hasn't changed my work ethic. I still do my job the best I can.

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