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MikeWaters · 11-19-2008, 10:10 PM

re: Big 3 automaker bailout, that I don't hear in the mainstream press.

I'm sure it's reported, it's just that I haven't heard it yet.

The death of the UAW as we know it.

Why should the GOP give billions of dollars to the UAW?

And of course, that is why we see the democrats falling over themselves to try and bail out the Big 3 with at least 50 billion dollars.

Levin · 11-19-2008, 10:18 PM

What I didn't realize is that the UAW covers many more workers than just those in the auto industry. John Deere's workers, for example, are members of the UAW. They reach manufacturing broadly. The end of the Big 3 as we know them will not be the end of UAW.

MikeWaters · 11-19-2008, 10:25 PM

464k members of UAW

266k workers for GM
87k for Ford
132k for Chrysler

You do the math. Big 3 collapse is big, big trouble for UAW.

Archaea · 11-19-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

464k members of UAW

266k workers for GM
87k for Ford
132k for Chrysler

You do the math. Big 3 collapse is big, big trouble for UAW.

Why do you think France and other socialist countries bail out failed, inefficient industries, it's not out of concern for the investors?

Levin · 11-19-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

464k members of UAW

266k workers for GM
87k for Ford
132k for Chrysler

You do the math. Big 3 collapse is big, big trouble for UAW.

The numbers do tell the story.

Archaea · 11-19-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Levin

The numbers do tell the story.

Many of them Democratic Party voters.

11-19-2008, 10:10 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	The elephant in the room re: Big 3 automaker bailout, that I don't hear in the mainstream press. I'm sure it's reported, it's just that I haven't heard it yet. The death of the UAW as we know it. Why should the GOP give billions of dollars to the UAW? And of course, that is why we see the democrats falling over themselves to try and bail out the Big 3 with at least 50 billion dollars.

11-19-2008, 10:18 PM	#2
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	What I didn't realize is that the UAW covers many more workers than just those in the auto industry. John Deere's workers, for example, are members of the UAW. They reach manufacturing broadly. The end of the Big 3 as we know them will not be the end of UAW. __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

11-19-2008, 10:25 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	464k members of UAW 266k workers for GM 87k for Ford 132k for Chrysler You do the math. Big 3 collapse is big, big trouble for UAW.