BasehorLady's Blog

I'm quite sure a pay cut woould have bought on the bailout money but like you stated, the members should have been given the opportunity to make that decision. There are a lot of jobs at stake here and one or two people should not have taken the opportunity to speak for all....

This union is undermining the employees who pay dues on a regular basis...

the UAW is behavin' in the model of all union history ...it always looks good on paper but the devil is in the practices they employ and the attitude they hold ...besides in fifty years I've always found the unions especially the UAW unbothered by bringing economic hardship on the entire population outside their ranks ...you can not be a union industry and be competitive against their non union counterpart pure and simple ...the UAW understands that and the translation is it's over with for them! ...no matter how this goes one thing is for certain the UAW is well on it's way out of existence and all the hierarchy along with the lawyers they keep close at hand have a short life in which to dance the final fandango...

…this’ll be the most positive achievement this situation can produce …the UAW is driven this thing cause they know the bankruptcy court is definitely a death sentence for ’em…

I understand what you mean linebacker, luckily my husband is one of the few really good guys that takes pride in his work. He's a wonderful husband and dad, and would give a stranger the shirt off his back. He gives a good day's work for a good day's pay. He doesn't do anything halfway, not at work nor at home. It[s sad to see him work there over 30 years, providing for his family, and now this.

Union members do have a vote, they vote regularly for there business agents, local representatives, local heads, regional heads and national officers. They also vote to approve their contract every 3 years. Where the negotiations in Congress broke down was that the sothern Republicians wanted more UAW wage concessions in 12&1/2 months(year ending 2009) and not in 2011 when the UAW contract expires.

I don't like everything my Congressional representitive, Senator, or President does but I voted for them to represent my views. If they missrepresent me I vote them out! Every decision they have to vote on can't come back to me, thats representitive government, unions are run the same way.

At least your husband is still working your UAW brothers at Sparrow's Point Baltimore have been long out of work and the plant has recently been leveled. Stop complaining and stand up and fight for your job. James 2:20 Faith without works is dead.

The question shouldn't be do I need to lower my wages and benefits to match thoes of foreign car line workers it should be how can I help them to get fair wages, better benefits, health care and retirement.

The question should be what can I do to help my husband and other union families through these hard times.