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Tue Jun-29-10 04:35 PM
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| 27. As a UAW member those workers would become instant union brothers and sisters to me |
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All we want is a level playing field.
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| -UAW vows to 'pound' Toyota in unionizing effort |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-29-10 10:28 AM |
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Great news that UAW vows to 'pound' Toyota. Alabama needs all the jobs we can get. n/t |
jody |
Jun-29-10 10:32 AM |
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It be better if they were UNION jobs |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-29-10 11:53 AM |
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I have several close friends who work at the Hyundai plant in Montgomery AL. They are quite happy. |
jody |
Jun-29-10 12:07 PM |
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And I am talking history and trends |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-29-10 12:14 PM |
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yep |
guitar man |
Jun-29-10 12:27 PM |
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I'm sure the people who work 22 hrs a day for $0.0001 an hour in Southeast Asia are happy too. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-29-10 03:00 PM |
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Must be fools to be happy with lower pay, less benefits, and less job protection n/t |
Taitertots |
Jun-29-10 03:10 PM |
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Fools, or they could be making more money |
Theobald |
Jun-30-10 12:31 PM |
#45 |
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The key line is "Toyota would not provide a U.S. average" |
Taitertots |
Jun-30-10 04:34 PM |
#61 |
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Around here "freedom of association" means "membership is mandatory" |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jun-30-10 12:55 AM |
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Yeah who the hell wants good wages and benefits? |
spoony |
Jun-30-10 03:34 AM |
#36 |
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So, why in more than thirty years has the UAW failed to unionize Marysville? |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jun-30-10 03:42 AM |
#37 |
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Because Japanese plants are purposefully sited in depressed areas with anti-union laws. |
Romulox |
Jun-30-10 07:46 AM |
#39 |
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Marysville is in Ohio, not Alabama |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jun-30-10 02:49 PM |
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Who said that it was? I noticed you didn't address the point about low quality cars coming from |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 07:56 AM |
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fine then, what of the Chrysler plants Daimler threatened to shutter over quality? |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jul-01-10 12:45 PM |
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Mercedes Benz raped Chrysler and then fled the scene |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 08:27 AM |
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We've seen such an incredible increase of japanese trade-ins the past three months |
DainBramaged |
Jun-30-10 03:08 PM |
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Perhaps GM didn't build a competitive car because it wanted to go bankrupt and dump its retirement |
jody |
Jun-30-10 04:13 PM |
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The Obama administration made that decision, if you'll recall. |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 07:57 AM |
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GM's slow decline in quality and market share into bankruptcy began at least two decades ago. n/t |
jody |
Jul-01-10 08:18 AM |
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Actually, that is factually incorrect. |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 08:27 AM |
#77 |
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We've exchange opinions and IMO facts support mine. Have a nice day. n/t |
jody |
Jul-01-10 09:22 AM |
#78 |
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Heh. That's an interesting way of conceding a point. |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 10:23 AM |
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I concede nothing but I do realize the futility of exchanging views with those who are not objective... |
jody |
Jul-01-10 04:21 PM |
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Flaccid ad hom = you got nothing. |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 04:31 PM |
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Good to see you back among the living! |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 07:59 AM |
#74 |
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Good to see you back among the living! |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 07:59 AM |
#75 |
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The unionized Mercedes workers in Germany are happier than the Alabamans. |
Touchdown |
Jun-30-10 12:14 PM |
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Do you have a credible cite for your assertion? n/t |
jody |
Jun-30-10 01:24 PM |
#46 |
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Do you? |
Touchdown |
Jun-30-10 01:48 PM |
#47 |
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I used a few friends for #7 and did not generalize to all workers. You however generalized by |
jody |
Jun-30-10 01:59 PM |
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Ok. 20,000 of my closest friends in Stuttgard are happier than your friends. |
Touchdown |
Jun-30-10 02:04 PM |
#49 |
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ROFL, have a great day. n/t |
jody |
Jun-30-10 02:06 PM |
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don't forget the brothels |
guitar man |
Jun-30-10 02:38 PM |
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How much of that is because the German workers are unionized... |
jmowreader |
Jun-30-10 04:22 PM |
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It's the... Huhn oder die ei. |
Touchdown |
Jun-30-10 09:55 PM |
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Essen Sie Eier am Bier? |
jmowreader |
Jul-01-10 03:32 PM |
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Union-busters and scab supporters |
Codeine |
Jun-29-10 02:21 PM |
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Yet...they aren't. nt |
spoony |
Jun-29-10 02:28 PM |
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Wait till a "marxist" or a poster with a "union yes!" avatar shows up |
Romulox |
Jun-30-10 07:48 AM |
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They aren't though, and they hide behind their keyboards |
DainBramaged |
Jun-30-10 03:11 PM |
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Awesome! |
Radical Activist |
Jun-29-10 10:38 AM |
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If Toyota has been using |
safeinOhio |
Jun-29-10 11:42 AM |
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look how Nissan succeeded in its union-busting tactics: |
amborin |
Jun-29-10 04:24 PM |
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You can't undercut the competition, then raise your standards once they're crushed... |
Romulox |
Jun-29-10 11:47 AM |
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the 'race to the bottom' ethos! just give me a job, no matter the low wages & sweatshop conditions |
amborin |
Jun-29-10 01:13 PM |
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Please don't confuse the pathologist with the carcinogen, ok? |
Romulox |
Jun-29-10 02:53 PM |
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Yay for the UAW. |
Kalyke |
Jun-29-10 11:51 AM |
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Huh? |
sixstrings75 |
Jun-29-10 01:18 PM |
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Did you even read the OP? |
Romulox |
Jun-29-10 02:54 PM |
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Did I reply to the OP? Can you read? n/t. |
sixstrings75 |
Jun-29-10 02:59 PM |
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Jun-29-10 03:11 PM |
#24 |
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I find your replies insulting. |
sixstrings75 |
Jun-29-10 08:29 PM |
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Jun-30-10 07:45 AM |
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"since the profits it earns don't stay in the United States " |
Statistical |
Jun-29-10 01:47 PM |
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Simply nonsense. A large portion of "profits" are reinvested in host communities. |
Romulox |
Jun-29-10 02:55 PM |
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Well those aren't profits. Those are wages. |
Statistical |
Jun-29-10 02:58 PM |
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No, not just "wages" |
Romulox |
Jun-29-10 03:07 PM |
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Wages that go to buying clothes made in Taiwan, |
Kalyke |
Jun-29-10 11:20 PM |
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Well when I can buy those American made |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-30-10 01:01 AM |
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Economics fail. |
Codeine |
Jun-29-10 02:24 PM |
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Economics fail. |
Kalyke |
Jun-30-10 12:56 AM |
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"Faux female avatars"? "Treat women as objects"? |
Codeine |
Jun-30-10 01:46 AM |
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I'm not ignoring you and... |
Touchdown |
Jun-30-10 10:19 PM |
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AWW! Thank you! |
Codeine |
Jun-30-10 10:31 PM |
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A unionized Toyota plant... |
SidDithers |
Jun-29-10 04:09 PM |
#25 |
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As a UAW member those workers would become instant union brothers and sisters to me |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-29-10 04:35 PM |
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i hope the UAW succeeds! it'll be a tough slog; Toyota is notorious for its union-avoidant and union |
amborin |
Jun-29-10 11:23 PM |
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I also |
DainBramaged |
Jun-30-10 02:32 PM |
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Same here |
mitchtv |
Jun-30-10 10:14 PM |
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A CWA brother here agrees! |
Touchdown |
Jun-30-10 10:20 PM |
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Not really. |
Codeine |
Jun-30-10 01:48 AM |
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Likewise, you'll need to ditch the Toyota to stay true to your own |
Romulox |
Jun-30-10 07:50 AM |
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Both I and my wife drive Dodges... |
SidDithers |
Jun-30-10 11:44 AM |
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Jun-30-10 03:44 PM |
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Jun-30-10 11:56 PM |
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Jul-01-10 07:40 AM |
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My neighbors work for Hyundai |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jul-01-10 02:48 PM |
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You bought the foreign iron BEFORE all that happen. It's called a "pretext". |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 08:23 AM |
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Jul-01-10 06:47 PM |
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Jul-02-10 08:25 AM |
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The Reaganites are out again. |
TheKentuckian |
Jun-30-10 08:05 AM |
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Good luck with that |
Mudoria |
Jun-30-10 02:29 PM |
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Go Unions! |
upi402 |
Jun-30-10 02:31 PM |
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recommend |
TexasObserver |
Jun-30-10 10:17 PM |
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Wow, maybe the workers there DO NOT want to be union? Is that ok? |
KansasVoter |
Jun-30-10 10:30 PM |
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They're called "scabs" for a reason, you know. |
Romulox |
Jul-01-10 07:41 AM |
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You are correct. Not all workers believe union marketing rhetoric. n/t |
jody |
Jul-01-10 09:24 AM |
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Not all workers believe they have the right |
Codeine |
Jul-01-10 03:51 PM |
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Those workers you claim to represent have the right to start their on business, become profitable, & |
jody |
Jul-01-10 04:30 PM |
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Either this poster belongs on this site, or I do. |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 08:30 AM |
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I support the Democratic Party on Economic Stewardship and Entrepreneurship. Do you? |
jody |
Jul-02-10 12:47 PM |
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Nope. I hold the same economic positions as I did before the Party moved hard to the Right. |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 03:04 PM |
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You answered your own question "Either this poster belongs on this site, or I do. Not both." n/t |
jody |
Jul-02-10 03:21 PM |
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Another lame way to concede a point, but whatever. |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 03:30 PM |
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ROFL. n/t |
jody |
Jul-02-10 03:48 PM |
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Revolving door furloughs are part of a "secure life" ? |
Sen. Walter Sobchak |
Jul-02-10 04:27 PM |
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Maybe we can "pound" them all the way to Mexico!!! |
KansasVoter |
Jul-01-10 02:50 PM |
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Play that fear card. |
Codeine |
Jul-01-10 03:46 PM |
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Yea right, like no USA automobile factories have moved to mexico. Are you serious? |
KansasVoter |
Jul-01-10 04:19 PM |
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I don't see what the problem is |
diveguy |
Jul-02-10 08:38 AM |
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Shame on you for reporting personal experiences to counter utopian fantasies. Shame, shame! n/t |
jody |
Jul-02-10 08:59 AM |
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LOL. Darn union, asking you to stick up for your co-workers! |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 10:51 AM |
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why should we |
diveguy |
Jul-02-10 02:55 PM |
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When my ancestors first arrived here, they worked as sharecroppers. |
Romulox |
Jul-02-10 08:31 AM |
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Shit to late to recommend 900 times. |
lonestarnot |
Jul-02-10 08:32 AM |
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UAW is really scrambling to cover that 17 billion dollar underfunding |
deaniac21 |
Jul-02-10 01:41 PM |
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Toyota recently dumped their pension obligations onto the US taxpayers to pay |
NNN0LHI |
Jul-02-10 04:39 PM |
#109 |
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