The Am auto industry has had a sweet heart contract deal since @ 1968. That contract guarantees them 85-90% salary when laid off. Consequently plants have been too costly to close because of having to pay employees. What has happened then is there is @ 10% of the auto work force on VOLUNTARY lay off. Some for as long as a year. My uncle is one of them. Blaming Mgmt is only a small part of the problem. The unions have caused a large part of the problem & they know it.
"Blaming Mgmt is only a small part of the problem. The unions have caused a large part of the problem & they know it."
What do the unions have to do with naming the car "Lucerne?"
Why can all the other auto companies deal with their unique labor situations, except GM and Ford?
Bottom line for me: GM has been badly managed for a long time. Too many mistakes.
Yes, caving to labor is among the mistakes, but is only one.