Well, we are laid off too-GM strike- ...entire company shut down...more companies shutting

[Demsrule86]

down tomorrow...sigh...it sucks.

[roamer65]

1. Ford is near agreement.

Saw it on local Detroit news today.

Main sticking point with GM is their abuse of temps.

[Demsrule86]

2. There is no path to become a GM employee for those Temps...the union wants a path to

employment with GM...very demoralizing to work next to people making so much more than you...and they want to to turn the entire workforce into temp workers.

[roamer65]

3. I agree 150 pct.

I changed “use” to “abuse”.

A more fitting word.

[Demsrule86]

6. Yes it is abuse...and it is a safety issue too.

[Indykatie]

7. Some Unions Allowed These 2 Tier Wage Schemes in the Early 2000s Even For Full Time Employees

It is not uncommon for 2 Union hires doing the same job to have hourly rates with a 40% differential. Unions agreed that future hires would be paid less and have no defined pensions or Retiree medical insurance. These changes were agreed to in exchange for keeping the jobs in the US in most cases. At the company I work for most of those Senior hires have retired so the difference in wages and benefits are not so prominent.

[Doremus]

4. Hang tough!

[Demsrule86]

5. That is what I told hubs...we get unemployment and since it is listed on form as temporary

we don't have to look for work...but hubs probably will anyway.

[Karadeniz]

8. I'm so sorry...I just hate that some companies don't feel a sense of responsibility towards

The workers who make it all possible.