Well, they’ll be far less safe, so take that

True. But union officials know their perks and money is dependant on the sheer number of people paying dues.

Pretty much this. 

Reducing the suffering of the citizens of the country is one of the main things the government should be working for. Taking away a major contributor to the suffering would be a great step.

The union is paying for their workers Cobra so no one lost any benefits. It was clearly a bad PR tactic for GM. Despite what the Supreme Court says, corporations are not people. They have no morality so stop being surprised when they act like the cold heartless beasts that they are.

You are aware that countries with national healthcare, every other capitalist country on the planet, pay half of what we pay.

The workers should absolutely be treated fairly. But fighting against electrification and the inherent reduction in manufacturing costs that will come with it is like trying to save your snowman in spring. Car manufacturing is going to change. You’ve got to find a way to get ahead of the change to position yourself as…

And then people will blame job loss on the new things instead of their shitty company that couldn’t foresee some basic adaptation necessities.

I swear I am not making this up:

You’d think, with so many labor disputes having healthcare on the negotiation tables, that large corporations would be fighting for single-payer. Or is it one of those things where, even though it’s better for most, it could weaken those with power (corporations like having the bargaining chip and unions feel…

The problem with a high ratio is that the executives stop seeing workers as people and instead they are just things to be crushed, used, and mostly ignored. Why would you pay attention to an ant? If you instead live in the same neighborhood as the workers, have your kids in the same schools, see the same existence,…

1st Gear: Feels like these negotiations would be easier or have one less giant hurdle on the table if y’all had universal healthcare like most other civilized countries. There would still be a lot to negotiate and some of those healthcare costs would be changed into different health benefits, but it’s a mighty big…

Neutral: EVs will eventually disrupt EVERYTHING. Yeah, that came across like some sort of Bay-Area Tesla Fanboi rant, but that’s not what I mean.

Interesting point.  GM has basically lost $500 million in estimated profits, not just straight up liquid cash.  If they aren’t building cars they aren’t paying for parts or labor, so it’s not like they are bleeding out nearly as fast as the article might seem.  Sure, they are still paying salaried workers and other…

Either the $500M number came straight from the UAW, or this analyst used to work for the RIAA doing calculations on how much money illegal downloads were costing music labels.  One download=one lost sale.  One unbuilt car=one lost sale.  Both wrong.

This. If you want people to drive less, you have to build smarter cities. That also means investing in public transit. I know those are dirty words in the US, but there you are.

Congratulations on finding a 2016 New York Times article which has been discussed here by your predecessors!

Increasing road capacity is itself a good outcome for Americans if they insist on passing stupid policies like nationwide rent control.

“...while doing nothing to improve yourself.” <— There is the rub.
I don’t know what additional value the GMG writers provided after they made their services more expensive, but I stick around anyway. I don’t know if worker “A” from fender stamping is any better at it than he was before the strike, but there we go.

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I, for one, welcome Stephael Totiley to the team.