Posted on 01/12/2011 11:31:05 AM PST by EBH
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers has had preliminary private discussions with some nonunion automakers about organizing U.S. plants as it aims to expand to Asian and European companies, UAW President Bob King said on Wednesday.
King declined to name the companies the UAW has talked to under its latest organizing plan that includes a plea to companies to agree to "trust principles" for bargaining with the union.
"We are in some preliminary discussions which we agreed to keep confidential so we will do that," King told reporters at the Automotive News World Congress that is held on the sidelines of the Detroit auto show.
"These are all really good companies," King said. "We just have to convince them that we are not the evil empire that they thought we were at one point."
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Just skip a step and nationalize them now......
Jeez, I just started buying Japanese because of those thugs - if (heaven forbid) they muscle their way into the entire industry, I’m going to have to start making my own transportation!
That's the fallacy being perpetuated, that non-union workers aren't as well off as union members. In most instances, the benefits are on par, if not better then what union facilities offer, because they are trying to prevent the unionization of the facility and doing so as a preventative measure.
I believe that last year’s media and congressional circus over Toyota’ supposed “unintended acceleration” problem was a direct warning to them to play ball with the Dem’s political agenda.
By the way - how many stories do you hear about Toyota’s supposed brake problems today?
I will not purchase a UAW car. In fact, if given the choice, I’ll take a Japanese car made in Japan than a transplant. I want my car built with the Bishkek code
I will not purchase a UAW car. In fact, if given the choice, I’ll take a Japanese car made in Japan than a transplant. I want my car built with the Bushido code
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i’m driving my ninth Honda since 1976 because of the high quality and dependability of the Honda product. If the union gets in, we can depend only on the total loss of quality. sd
The asian companies send their money back to asia. Not a big union guy here but I am biased against the asian mfgs simply because we can not sell wnything over in their countries.
Exactly
Oh, brother. Nothing good can come of this.
They should have told the UAW to go to Hell.
“The asian companies send their money back to asia. ...”
Want them to stop sending money back to Asia? Buy stock in them. Or are you worried about auto industry executives? Do you think that the suits at GM care any more about America than the Asians? I don’t.
More like John Carpenter's "The Thing".
No just have them sell some stock to the chinese they would know how to handle the UAW.
Why would they even entertain these thugs?
I’m getting a horse.
A horse is a great idea, but eventually the Local Ferrier’s Workers no. 115 will be picketing outside your barn for using non-union made shoes...
I wonder if there is pressure on these companies coming from the Obama regime.
If that is what happens, will the new UAW members get a pension and thus will they just be pushing the collapse some years or will the new UAW members get no pension, but have the privilege of paying for the retirees' pensions?
What's that word? Unsustainable?
You mean the EPA might come in the building and finding unlimited infractions? Nahh.... Can't Happen ( / sarc off )
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