Strike??? Thoughts, insights, predictions.

[randeez]

 

[justchecking]

When I was stationed in Germany the trades were greatly respected. Remember when Schrempp the president of Daimler-Chrysler was asked why he made 10% of what the president of Chrysler made? He said because it would be immoral!

 

[TrueAt1stLight]

Interesting update: I have been in contact with my Michigan hometown dealer about ordering a 24 Yukon and when I brought it up theyno concerns about the strike as of right now. She said the plant employees building the Yukons is NOT striking right now and production is not affected. I’m hopeful this whole mess gets sorted out quickly and favorably to everyone involved.

 

[Banks22]

Interesting update: I have been in contact with my Michigan hometown dealer about ordering a 24 Yukon and I brought up no concerns about the strike. She said the plant employees building the Yukons is NOT striking right now and production is not affected. I’m hopeful this whole mess gets sorted out quickly and favorably to everyone involved.

Yea the dealers have no idea what’s going to happen. That could change Monday or a week later who knows

 

[EddieC]

I haven't bought a new truck in over 15 years but when I read here the prices that some are quoting it seems that something is very wrong.
Perhaps the workers earn too much money, perhaps the company makes too much profit, perhaps both.
But without the vehicle buyers who support the upward spiral of pricing that drives the problem things would probably be different.

 

[realz69]

How do you justify a union when they are asking for a 4 day work week of 32 hours worked and want to still receive 40 hours pay and 5 weeks paid vacation.

 

[Mean_Green]

^^^ How do you justify a 29 million dollar salary?

Here's how General Motors' CEO Mary Barra justifies her $29 million salary

GM CEO Mary Barra got a 34% salary increase over four years. She's only offering a 20% increase to her workers.

www.businessinsider.com

And that's just one of how many dozens of executives?

 

[the 18th letter]

Problem is hard work doesn't always pay off. I know plenty of people who work way harder than I do but have less. Luck has just as much to do with it.

Our experiences differ in that respect. I know plenty of people who dont work nearly as hard as I do and dont have much to show for it. Luck definitely helps tho.

 

[ZKWBQD]

Anyone here have any feel for the upcoming possible auto worker strike? My understanding is that the side are quite far apart. GM offering approx 2-3% pay increase per year for 4 years with a lump sum $6000 payment. Union wants 11.5% increase per year with many old school benefits restored such as defined pensions.

My local dealer seems pretty certain a strike will happen and they have received a ton of inventory over the 2-3 weeks.

I am next up for an Ultimate allocation so I have a bit of interest in how this plays out.

To me, both side seems absurd with what they want. The reality will be almost right down the middle. I am looking at 5% increase per year for the 4 year contract and a lump sum payment along with a few tweaks for the membership.

We will see how this plays out as it will affect any industrial product, service provider across the USA.

They can go on strike for the next 10 years as far as I'm concerned. The American car buyong public is not too happy with the Auto choices being offered anyway.

 

[OR VietVet]

The quality of the newer generations of these vehicles is suffering. Some due to engineers and designers and some due to the assembly line workers. Give me a GMT800 any day of the week. I don't like the seat comfort of the 2007+ rigs and don't need the 100 different ways to have a French tickler available at the press of a button.

 

[TollKeeper]

The quality of the newer generations of these vehicles is suffering. Some due to engineers and designers and some due to the assembly line workers. Give me a GMT800 any day of the week. I don't like the seat comfort of the 2007+ rigs and don't need the 100 different ways to have a French tickler available at the press of a button.

Agreed!

 

[marcmarshall]

The factory workers are asking for a >40% over raise over 4 years, a shorter work week and more benefits. HUH? What universe are they in? Thier job is better than almost any other labor job around, if they don't like it they are free to just quit and go try it somewhere else, Good Luck. I buy American but I won't continue to if Labor gets away with this.

 

[Stbentoak]

The factory workers are asking for a >40% over raise over 4 years, a shorter work week and more benefits. HUH? What universe are they in? Thier job is better than almost any other labor job around, if they don't like it they are free to just quit and go try it somewhere else, Good Luck. I buy American but I won't continue to if Labor gets away with this.

You won't be able to afford too. If all this goes thru with the UAW, avg price of a vehicle will bump 100K most likely.....100k?? I'll buy a Loaded Highlander and keep it 10-15 years. I won't own many more vehicles and crap like this will insure it.....

 

[EddieC]

How do you justify a union when they are asking for a 4 day work week of 32 hours worked and want to still receive 40 hours pay and 5 weeks paid vacation.

I was treated well my a trade union when I was young and I greatly appreciated a 36 hour work week, but we got paid for the hours worked and not a "gimme". Time off is a benefit in it's great asset without being paid to have it. Where is the pride in working?

 

[OR VietVet]

I was treated well my a trade union when I was young and I greatly appreciated a 36 hour work week, but we got paid for the hours worked and not a "gimme". Time off is a benefit in it's great asset without being paid to have it. Where is the pride in working?

Too many kids are being raised by a younger generation that believes in getting all they can "with little to no effort" on their part. Too many think that the government owes them something. Most of the kids entering the work force are spoiled rotten and think they are owed something, just like their parents. I feel for the ones that work hard for their money because this world/country is going to hell. I will be dead when it all comes down but the younger crowd have to "reap what they sow".

I make side money from the neighborhood block on the vehicles they pay me to fix. I have, and will continue to, offer to show the younger kids in the family, how to diagnose and repair the family vehicles and even the driving teenager's vehicles, and have only been taken up on that ONE TIME. IMO, that is pitiful.

One fine example of the younger generation laziness, is readily apparent here on this forum. How many times have we all had to labor through a posted thread by a member that is using all lower case, no periods or question marks, poor spelling and punctuation..............and on and on and on and on. I get lost trying to make heads or tails of the question/concern/context.

You watch. Someone will get their feelings hurt because of this statement and complain. Sometimes, the truth hurts. Man oh man, it is an observation for criminy sakes.

 

[Doubeleive]

i'm just waiting to see how much prices end up going up for both new or used, while this mess gets sorted

 

[OR VietVet]

i'm just waiting to see how much prices end up going up for both new or used, while this mess gets sorted

Yes, new goes up because of the agreements reached and when the public cannot afford the new vehicles, the used vehicle market surges.

Does the UAW union control the workers at the Toyota assembly plants in the states?

 

[vinbart]

I predict that the price of new cars will go up if the strike lasts for a long time. The big three will run low in inventory and the other OEMs will see demand spike. Then we'll be back to 2021 pricing for used cars... argg.

 

[Mean_Green]

I predict that the price of new cars will go up ..

... no matter what.

 

[vinbart]

Yeah...but there is going up and then there is nutty 10% YOY increases.