quote:Originally posted by dbt123:quote:Originally posted by sal:
Ford left this area because of Unions??? Where did they go? To another union plant, or overseas where they can pay slave wages! You non-union people make me sick because you want to have all the benefits that were fought for, without any of the sacrifice. Ford asked for concessions from the union to keep the plant open. The entire time they were going to shut down the plant whether they got concessions or not. It was simply a matter of excess capacity. Poor management is what closed that plant, and was exactly what was going to close Chrysler & HD. Excuse me if I think my children deserve to eat just like yours do. I work hard to make the owner of my union facility a millionare. All I ask in return is a safe work place, a living wage, and a chance to retire.
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sal, I echo your comments about Ford. In your last statement, you mentioned your (very reasonable) request for a "safe workplace." I would point out that scores of former Ford workers later developed quite a spectrum of health problems as a result of the working conditions there (mesothilioma, emphysema, etc.). My understanding is that the Union did what it could to help better the situation. Eventually, there was a class-action lawsuit filed against Ford by those who had suffered these ill effects. The Union afforded support for these workers on many levels throughout this time because a safe workplace is something they fought long and hard to provide. Apparently, the Ford executives did not share the same concern for their employees.
Ford left because of poor quality control, and the fact that they put so much poison in the ground they knew it was time to get the hell out of Dodge, and let someone else clean up the mess.