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Old 11-18-08, 05:49   #152 (permalink)
Len_A
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Re: Should the government bail-out include domestic automakers?

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I'm sorry to say this, but "today's news" has been full of inaccuracies.

Last year, Toyota factory employees made more money than their UAW counterparts, link here. Honda, Nissan, BMW, and Mercedes employees are comparable to the Detroit 3. ch-tentative-contract-deal"]link here[/url]
There is an interesting concept.....BONUSES based upon performance! The employees got bonuses because things went well...too bad that concept doesn't apply to executives and UAW workers.

If UAW workers had their pay reduced by the cost of warranty repairs attributed to their production line, think they might do a better job? So long as the execs and the union workers are paid regardless of performance, where is the incentive?

Mike
How do you figure are the UAW members of the Detroit 3 are responsible for the warranty costs? They don't design the vehicles. They do the jobs according to engineerings designs. Not to mention that the suppliers make the parts that cause most of the warranty and recall problems, not the automakers themselves or their employees. These days, whether it's a Detroit automaker or a transplant, the suppliers do most of the design work as well, on those parts.
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