Will UAW Strike?

[Hay Dude]

I think they know they have g___ment cash coming their way and they aren’t worried.
Someone said something like 12 billion is coming to them for EV related manufacturing or infrastructure.

What’s it called when government and big business are in bed together? I forget…

 

[Torvy]

The companies may welcome a strike to a point. They will be able to save money as it drags on and many of them now have a surplus at dealerships. (Though it really seems to vary).

There is a Toyota dealership just off I30, not far from here. They have few vehicles on the lot.

 

[bigtiller]

As with every negotiation, both sides start far apart and meet in the middle, on or after the deadline. Quite often they agree to continue working day-by-day on the old contract if progress is being made.

 

[Torvy]

We'll see. Given the economy and the distance they are apart, I expect the OEMs to wait them out a bit. A strike in this economy will help their bottom line, to a point.

 

[milkman636]

The UAW probably has the best environment in the foreseeable future to make a stand right now. State and Federal governments have a pro labor lean right now, the auto companies have been making large profits, executives are getting compensated at 400x the assembly workers’ wages plus get severances and pensions (Mike Manley), and the uaw has made concessions that have resulted in guys working side by side for years with very different pay and benefits. With global supply chain deficiencies highlighted by recent events, there is also motivation to maintain domestic production.

The companies may be in a position to benefit from a short-term strike too. A reduced supply of vehicles will keep the unit selling prices high, like they’ve been, and striking workers won’t be getting 80% of their pay through unemployment and sub pay like laid off workers would. Excess inventories will get drawn down without the normal costs associated with idling plants.

7.5% mortgages, 10% auto loans, and 25% credit cards are going to make life tough for many hourly workers anyway, why not go down fighting for something?

 

[ruffdog]

As with every negotiation, both sides start far apart and meet in the middle, on or after the deadline. Quite often they agree to continue working day-by-day on the old contract if progress is being made.

Yep...just the normal negotiation process as they get closer to the middle.

 

[Joel/ak]

I hope they do strike. I don't care, I can't afford a brand new vehicle anyways.

My brother is UAW for the last 27 years or so in skilled trades. He doesn't want a strike cuz he likes his paycheck but knows it will happen.

 

[Pixguy]

I hope they do strike. I don't care, I can't afford a brand new vehicle anyways.

My brother is UAW for the last 27 years or so in skilled trades. He doesn't want a strike cuz he likes his paycheck but knows it will happen.

UAW and skilled? Is that possible?

 

[Eaglesfate]

This is all supposed to go down on the 14th of September?

 

[Joel/ak]

UAW and skilled? Is that possible?

Now that's funny. I would ask him but know the answer. I love the guy, generally don't agree with him but he knows how to watch movies at work...

 

[WM75Guy]

My new truck is either sitting in the lot at Flint, Michigan or may have been put on a railcar, according to the dealership. Estimated delivery time is between August and December, according to the GM computer system. The General Manager for the dealership said the UAW was asking for a 30% pay raise and decreasing the work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. That's not going to happen. So, unless my truck makes it by September 14th, who knows when it might come in.

 

[Joel/ak]

My new truck is either sitting in the lot at Flint, Michigan or may have been put on a railcar, according to the dealership. Estimated delivery time is between August and December, according to the GM computer system. The General Manager for the dealership said the UAW was asking for a 30% pay raise and decreasing the work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. That's not going to happen. So, unless my truck makes it by September 14th, who knows when it might come in.

Wish you the best.....

 

[ruffdog]

My new truck is either sitting in the lot at Flint, Michigan or may have been put on a railcar, according to the dealership. Estimated delivery time is between August and December, according to the GM computer system. The General Manager for the dealership said the UAW was asking for a 30% pay raise and decreasing the work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. That's not going to happen. So, unless my truck makes it by September 14th, who knows when it might come in.

Once it is in the hands of the transport company, any UAW strike should not affect delivery.

 

[WM75Guy]

Once it is in the hands of the transport company, any UAW strike should not affect delivery.

The GM said the Teamsters and RR unions would not "cross the picket lines" so vehicles would sit where they were till after the strike was over.

 

[Torvy]

The big thing the union concept gets wrong is that seniority and competence are not often coordinated. In a RTW state, the better workers get paid more. In a union shop, the guys who have managed to avoid being fired the longest get paid more. I'm sure there are some senior guys who are also competent and hard-working. The most competent, hardest working people tend to leave union jobs or never take them in the first place. Why would you bust your hump so some lazy slob who started a year earlier than you can get paid more and get 1st crack at vacation days, shifts, etc? Again, not painting all union guys with that brush, just the average ones versus the average in a RTW situation.

 

[5030]

General Manager for the dealership said the UAW was asking for a 30% pay raise and decreasing the work week from 40 hours to 32

Try a 40% wage increase and getting paid for 40 but working 32. Been my experience from delivering steel to auto plants (when I worked for the non union outfit I retired from) that every plant I delivered at, most of the workers were doing nothing but trying to not work or hiding somewhere. Amazed me that anything actually got built. GM in Flint was the worst and Chrysler in Trenton, Michigan was a close second.

 

[Torvy]

Try a 40% wage increase and getting paid for 40 but working 32. Been my experience from delivering steel to auto plants (when I worked for the non union outfit I retired from) that every plant I delivered at, most of the workers were doing nothing but trying to not work or hiding somewhere. Amazed me that anything actually got built. GM in Flint was the worst and Chrysler in Trenton, Michigan was a close second.

Do the local guys not understand that this will just push more work to other places?

We lament the fact that jobs left the country, but many of those complaints are from the same people who pushed them away. If you want a 40% increase in pay, do 40% more work. If you think it is unfair that a CEO gets paid more, go to school and work your way into a 'cushy' CEO job. It's easy, anyone can do it. No boss. Life is great! Smh

 

[5030]

EXACTLY.