Labor Costs to Skyrocket for American Cars

Washington Free Beacon ^ | 11/23/15 | Bill McMorris

[Zhang Fei]

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Rank	Organization	Total Contributions	To Dems & Liberals	To Repubs & Conservs	Pct to Dems & Liberals	Pct to Repubs & Conservs
1	Service Employees International Union	$224,273,550	$222,520,804	$1,294,169	99%	1%
2	ActBlue	$194,439,211	$193,985,073	$59,727	100%	0%
3	American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$94,708,977	$93,739,954	$671,755	99%	1%
4	National Education Assn	$93,656,468	$89,590,047	$3,192,344	97%	3%
5	Fahr LLC	$80,409,603	$80,409,603	$0	100%	0%
6	American Federation of Teachers	$70,769,128	$69,987,011	$348,050	100%	1%
7	Las Vegas Sands	$70,417,242	$30,950	$70,379,411	0%	100%
8	Carpenters & Joiners Union	$70,069,398	$65,240,497	$4,682,026	93%	7%
9	National Assn of Realtors	$69,556,807	$24,973,895	$26,678,035	48%	52%
10	Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$66,273,173	$65,000,555	$997,418	99%	2%
11	United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$64,072,657	$63,589,291	$306,750	100%	1%
12	AT&T Inc	$62,395,194	$26,064,645	$36,178,562	42%	58%
13	Laborers Union	$58,350,719	$50,642,172	$3,479,566	94%	6%
14	Perry Homes	$55,513,249	$22,300	$55,220,949	0%	100%
15	Goldman Sachs	$54,453,925	$28,376,553	$25,992,022	52%	48%
16	American Assn for Justice	$49,343,405	$45,745,238	$3,452,317	93%	7%
17	AFL-CIO	$46,919,763	$45,364,095	$1,135,676	98%	2%
18	Soros Fund Management	$46,644,808	$45,511,318	$1,090,450	98%	2%
19	Contran Corp	$46,091,117	$655,868	$45,333,099	1%	99%
20	Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$45,314,065	$41,043,291	$1,517,870	96%	4%
21	United Auto Workers	$44,540,584	$43,606,279	$233,380	100%	1%
22	Communications Workers of America	$44,279,765	$43,850,787	$237,790	100%	1%
23	Teamsters Union	$43,283,858	$40,830,506	$2,122,448	95%	5%
24	Adelson Drug Clinic	$43,006,118	$20,000	$42,994,018	0%	100%
25	Newsweb Corp	$40,350,521	$39,959,271	$251,250	99%	1%
26	EMILY's List	$38,960,245	$38,664,879	$4,794	100%	0%
27	Renaissance Technologies	$36,896,127	$7,659,966	$29,196,074	21%	79%
28	United Parcel Service	$36,438,428	$12,961,233	$23,416,655	36%	64%
29	Citigroup Inc	$36,245,564	$17,266,852	$18,579,303	48%	52%
30	JPMorgan Chase & Co	$35,675,167	$16,897,267	$18,677,045	48%	53%
31	American Bankers Assn	$35,392,446	$12,310,296	$22,976,625	35%	65%
32	National Auto Dealers Assn	$35,227,985	$11,164,211	$24,049,774	32%	68%
33	Sheet Metal Workers Union	$34,885,391	$34,154,806	$608,585	98%	2%
34	Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$34,235,758	$12,495,442	$21,692,990	37%	64%
35	Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$33,910,938	$33,335,147	$403,791	99%	1%
36	Elliott Management	$33,809,998	$137,360	$33,540,488	0%	100%
37	National Assn of Letter Carriers	$33,678,576	$24,896,799	$2,431,475	91%	9%
38	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$33,055,541	$11,872,716	$21,161,075	36%	64%
39	Microsoft Corp	$33,043,368	$18,365,752	$14,571,649	56%	44%
40	Victory Campaign 2004	$33,038,925	$33,038,925	$0	100%	0%
41	American Medical Assn	$32,950,717	$13,204,935	$19,690,882	40%	60%
42	Operating Engineers Union	$32,466,960	$28,011,016	$4,373,594	87%	14%
43	General Electric	$32,211,821	$15,024,023	$17,138,366	47%	53%
44	Lockheed Martin	$31,247,085	$13,239,136	$17,965,568	42%	58%
45	Bank of America	$30,833,206	$12,642,197	$18,154,452	41%	59%
46	United Steelworkers	$30,352,363	$19,961,909	$78,600	100%	0%
47	National Assn of Home Builders	$30,030,505	$10,149,390	$19,849,365	34%	66%
48	Bloomberg Lp	$29,983,536	$11,544,433	$725,627	94%	6%
49	Koch Industries	$29,519,116	$1,717,198	$27,890,922	6%	94%
50	American Dental Assn	$29,427,233	$10,744,636	$13,472,966	44%	56%
51	Morgan Stanley	$29,264,245	$12,651,050	$16,555,910	43%	57%
52	Verizon Communications	$29,153,366	$11,729,226	$17,323,826	40%	60%
53	Deloitte LLP	$28,555,326	$10,230,766	$18,258,431	36%	64%
54	International Assn of Fire Fighters	$28,458,881	$24,119,576	$4,221,205	85%	15%
55	Credit Union National Assn	$27,684,074	$13,397,970	$14,218,520	49%	52%
56	Ernst & Young	$27,561,058	$11,296,889	$16,107,932	41%	59%
57	Comcast Corp	$26,146,535	$14,602,386	$11,399,896	56%	44%
58	Time Warner	$25,795,246	$19,317,056	$6,296,594	75%	25%
59	PricewaterhouseCoopers	$25,602,575	$9,250,072	$16,296,729	36%	64%
60	American Hospital Assn	$25,323,202	$13,286,902	$11,993,254	53%	47%
61	Shangri-La Entertainment	$25,285,583	$25,277,633	$7,950	100%	0%
62	Boeing Co	$25,178,381	$11,662,584	$13,484,867	46%	54%
63	NextGen Climate Action	$25,074,615	$25,074,615	$0	100%	0%
64	Honeywell International	$25,022,293	$10,859,813	$14,138,500	43%	57%
65	UBS AG	$24,852,904	$10,093,823	$14,539,806	41%	59%
66	Democratic Governors Assn	$24,303,538	$20,204,538	$0	100%	0%
67	Ironworkers Union	$24,095,933	$22,914,063	$1,119,370	95%	5%
68	Northrop Grumman	$23,283,984	$9,946,746	$13,273,809	43%	57%
69	Union Pacific Corp	$23,057,938	$6,400,089	$16,653,164	28%	72%
70	Air Line Pilots Assn	$22,720,793	$18,427,543	$4,247,250	81%	19%
71	AFLAC Inc	$22,185,661	$9,618,951	$12,583,215	43%	57%
72	Club for Growth	$22,061,524	$114,519	$21,684,540	1%	100%
73	Pfizer Inc	$21,946,163	$7,757,637	$14,162,036	35%	65%
74	National Rifle Assn	$21,927,085	$3,832,742	$18,075,095	18%	83%
75	National Assn of Insurance & Financial Advisors	$21,783,074	$8,957,530	$12,800,044	41%	59%
76	National Air Traffic Controllers Assn	$21,742,804	$17,824,004	$3,892,800	82%	18%
77	American Postal Workers Union	$20,878,639	$19,592,051	$507,480	98%	3%
78	Altria Group	$20,534,120	$6,335,879	$14,203,787	31%	69%
79	New York Life Insurance	$20,347,881	$9,984,398	$10,358,853	49%	51%
80	Credit Suisse Group	$20,306,475	$8,486,377	$11,780,398	42%	58%
81	Raytheon Co	$20,284,150	$8,698,631	$11,523,857	43%	57%
82	Akin, Gump et al	$20,074,428	$12,728,618	$7,311,335	64%	37%
83	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$19,441,177	$8,757,846	$10,664,081	45%	55%
84	Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc	$19,139,311	$3,000	$24,605,701	0%	100%
85	City of New York, NY	$19,104,269	$15,943,861	$752,059	96%	5%
86	Chartwell Partners	$19,005,228	$232,700	$18,724,828	1%	99%
87	American Financial Group	$18,755,016	$2,231,079	$16,546,851	12%	88%
88	General Dynamics	$18,754,106	$8,530,811	$10,155,983	46%	54%
89	United Transportation Union	$18,726,795	$16,404,729	$2,242,546	88%	12%
90	American Institute of CPAs	$18,358,395	$7,629,544	$10,695,551	42%	58%
91	Chevron Corp	$18,337,183	$3,343,481	$14,951,169	18%	82%
92	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn	$17,892,484	$8,465,285	$9,385,549	47%	53%
93	Wal-Mart Stores	$17,828,261	$6,176,846	$11,639,377	35%	65%
94	Exxon Mobil	$17,568,663	$2,333,270	$15,193,978	13%	87%
95	Anheuser-Busch InBev	$17,415,865	$7,902,337	$9,491,664	45%	55%
96	Wells Fargo	$17,367,746	$6,087,239	$11,235,666	35%	65%
97	Republican Governors Assn	$17,363,969	$850	$16,382,021	0%	100%
98	TRT Holdings	$17,361,862	$13,150	$17,348,712	0%	100%
99	FedEx Corp	$17,149,229	$6,535,364	$10,601,440	38%	62%
100	Amway/Alticor Inc	$17,114,190	$63,835	$17,266,360	0%	100%

[sickoflibs]

RE :”I'm like Trump. I want to make America great again. Imagine a slogan.... “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN... BUY TOYOTA”
Really??? “

If it wasn't for companies like Toyoda American companies would still be making Ford Pinto quality cars. Who needs terrorists when your car blows up from being tapped in the rear.

If he wants to make American great again he should get them to make better cars and to stop being so greedy.

[Zhang Fei]

I'm like Trump. I want to make America great again. Imagine a slogan.... "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN... BUY TOYOTA" Really???

Actually, it's "Make America Great Again - Kill the UAW".

[conservativegamer]

If you read the rest of my post you would see I don’t buy from them either. I drive a ‘97 town car and I’ll drive that big boy just as long as I can! :)

[Zhang Fei]

American unions never learn. They will expect another government bailout in the future.

They expect to leech off the patriotic feeling of fellow Americans who don't understand that the UAW is what the Mafia would be if the Mafia wielded real power and could ride roughshod over the interests of the average American.

[kjam22]

Freepmail me your address. I'll make a bumper sticker for you and send it to you. "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN... BUY TOYOTA"

[rrrod]

Whats good for unions is bad for Americans...always.

[dhs12345]

Agreed.

Unfortunately, companies like GM will compromise on quality and quality is not immediately obvious.

BTW, GM’s quality is very poor. I know from personal experience.

[super7man]

If American car mfg costs get out of hand so too will the selling price of their product.

The the Feds swoop in and bail them out at taxpayer expense. I have no problem with free negociations for unionized labor but if the company makes a bad deal, don't come to me to make it right.

[Fresh Wind]

Great, car prices are gonna keep going up.

Not only are labor costs going up, but the EPA and NHTSA will never stop forcing new regulations on car makers, which will add to new car prices as well.

[dhs12345]

Wait a second. GM has been screwing us for years. They wave the American flag while ripping off the American consumer. How un-American is that — to use our pride in America to sell their POS cars.

[Zhang Fei]

Freepmail me your address. I'll make a bumper sticker for you and send it to you. "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN... BUY TOYOTA"

If you Freepmail to me yours, I'll send you a bumper sticker that says "Make America Great Again - Pay the UAW $60/hr".

[dhs12345]

My 93 4Runner, 210Kmiles, and no major repairs. Oh, the airconditioner had to be upgraded to the new, non-CFC, version. But that was an EPA requirement and the repair would have been a lot simpler if it had freon based.

[Zhang Fei]

That is labor cost, not employee pay. That is the thinking of most of Americans. That $15 min wage for a burger flipper cost the employer about $30-$40 an hour after payroll taxes, workers comp, uniforms, insurance and other benefits.

That's incorrect. The typical bump is about 50%, max. Meaning $15 translates to $22.50. And that's for a large corporation with good benefits, not Mickey D bennies.

[moehoward]

Does the hourly include their medical ?

[moovova]

When there are so many “0% for 72 months” deals available out there, I know the auto industry is in trouble. I believe I’ve even seen a 0% for 75 months advertised on TV.

[dhs12345]

GM builds crap. I owned an 86 Transamm that was the biggest POS ever.

We bought it new and the damn thing was falling apart when the 12Kmile warranty expired. It stalled out numerous times and almost caused several accidents.

Then the dealership gave us the middle finger when the warranty expired. The POS was possessed.

If the dealership had been more reasonable, I wouldn't have been as angry. BTW, that was almost 30 years ago and I WILL NEVER FORGET!

[dhs12345]

Spot on!

[AlaskaErik]

We buy Hyundai and Kia. Well made cars made in America by non-union workers who make a living wage and have greater buying power than union workers.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Yet mooselimbs kill people like crazy and you still buy their oil! OK.