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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:45 AM Original message |
GM to idle Detroit plant due to American Axle strike (Could Cut 40,000 Jobs From U.S Payrolls) |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. Geez, that's not good |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Worse yet is the Govner of Michigan is getting the blame for those job |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. 50% reduction in pay!?! |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. yes, 50%. like the reductions gm & ford recently forced on |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Yup. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. We Dont Need To Be Making More SUV's Anyway |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Spot on. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The first two vehicles listed are cars |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Does that have something to do with workers' pay being |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Cuz those plants couldn't ever be retooled to make something else |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. no |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Wow, they're dumb. I wonder why they keep doing it? n/t |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Product development cycles are 5-7 years in the auto biz |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You waste page space, most here could care less about the Unions and middle class |
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Freedom Train (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Thanks for a common sense post |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Again, you are wrong |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 05:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. They make a lot of SUVs to compete with domestic automakers |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Well said |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I noticed some secrecy in the Japanese companies... |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. But it's not the fault of the workers what the companies are making |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. It has nothing to do with SUVs and EVERYTHING to do with a living wage |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 04:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. This article isn't about fuel standards |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. "The wheels are coming off the bus. Smirk." - Commander AWOL |
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bronxiteforever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. kick this thread for visibility.-thanks Omaha! |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. K&R |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
22. This region...and state in particular |
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