I see where Ford and the CAW have come to an agreement and concessions were made. At least the union woke up and smelled the coffee but aren’t happy about the rollbacks – but then who is?
But what bothers me is the up to $100,000 settlements for those being laid off and the vehicle vouchers. Who the hell pays for that? Probably the consumer who will have to pay the bill through charges to the vehicles they buy – vehicles which have leaky windows, blowing spark plugs and burning speed controls.
Why are we rewarding these guys with so much money when they can’t build a decent vehicle? And, don’t even help those consumers shafted with vehicles like that mentioned in my last blog.
And Toyota, I hear is thinking of joining the CAW. Wake up guys. You will have to start paying dues and look what happened to the CAW workers in St. Thomas – no work. Yeah, they are getting big packages but at the cost to the consumer who not only pays for these packages but also pays to repair poorly built vehicles. You want to be part of that crowd?
At least at Toyota you are doing the right thing. Just think – join the union and get the big deductions off your new salary. I saw one group join a union and they made less per week due to the union dues and their company lost the contract to another company who gave all the old workers a 50 cent raise right off the bat. Hmmmm. Oh, did I mention the new company was non-union?
And, if you join the CAW, will all those CAW workers who are now laid off get an advantage at your plant and claim seniority and get your job? Just a thought. I saw guys at GM losing their job at one plant and claiming seniority and moving to another plant and some poor guy got dumped.
So Toyota, you can join the CAW, which are losing members and jobs and help pay the union executives their large salaries and benefits and build sub-standard vehicles or, keep working at Toyota and produce vehicles with some pride in workmanship and know you still have a job.
Your choice.
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