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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:03 AM Original message |
GM's goal: All 2nd-tier pay for workers at Orion plant |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ad campaign: "Buy the cheap Orion - Made with the cheapest material, labor and quality we can find!" |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. And yet, no one talks about lowering CEO's pay to make them competitive (n/t) |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Excellent point. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Because "we need to pay competitive wages to get the best talent!" applies only to CEOs. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! You win today's Golden Glob Award |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. Why doesn't GM just raise the selling price of the cars by $56 to offset? |
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luckyleftyme2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. GOOD IDEA |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. yet labor already makes up less than 3% of their costs. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. GM could raise the price of each car it sells slightly and allow its workers more pay. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Pensions and Healthcare and Dental... |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. Virulent class warfare and robber baron tactics. |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. Wait...so "we" bailed out GM so they can turn around and cut "our" wages? |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Race to the bottom. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 11:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Global equality is a bitch. |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. And the workers are pissed - related thread here: |
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