there is not enough time in the day for me to scream about all the women who get raped

So the 'churn' rate is 900 per week

5 years ago the Flint G.M. plant had a strike? Based on what information are you getting this? I live 1/2 mile from the plant. Now.... would you like to know where i work? Hmmm..... somebody replying to this thread must believe EVERYTHING they read instead of researching the facts.

FLINT, Michigan (CNN) -- Striking auto workers cheered Tuesday when union leaders announced that the United Auto Workers and General Motors had reached a tentative agreement to end the 54-day walkout at two parts plants.

"I'm optimistic," said Neil McFadden, who works at the Flint, Michigan, Metal Center stamping plant. "Now we can go back to work and make cars like you're supposed to."

The battle virtually shut down GM's North American production and cost the No. 1 automaker $2.2 billion.

WSWS : Workers Struggles : North America : GM Strike

Settlement near in GM strike
By Jerry White
28 July 1998
The United Auto Workers leadership is nearing a deal with General Motors to end strikes at two GM parts plants in Flint, Michigan and allow the automaker to resume production at its North American operations. UAW President Stephen Yokich joined the high-level negotiations over the weekend and media reports indicate a settlement is imminent.

I'm sure the ceo really suffered had to settle for a benz instead of the roll's he wanted . darn those workers who actually put the cars together .

Bush was unaware "Splash Day" is now a fully gay and lesbian event on the beaches.

it's so less money is spent trying avoid taxes and so that businesses spend less money trying to determine tax libilities in business decision.

Watchman, when it comes to the super rich, unless they have a crappy accountant, they do not pay their "fair" share.

The top 5% of taxpayers payed 53.8% of all taxes, but made only 30.6% of all income.

The top 1% paid 33.7% of all taxes, and their share of taxes has grown faster than their income every year since 1990.

if you don't beleive me, ask yourself who spends the largest portion of their income on expenditures, and who does not. all it means is that the poor will pay more,

Every informed Canadian usually knows how America is governed yet so few Americans know how Canada is setup. I think that's what noodler was getting at.

but I say ignore them or get truly tough, nothing in between.

McAlinden also notes that there hasn’t been an auto union strike since 1988,or even a walkout, and the last contract had a two-year wage freeze. “Labor and management are struggling with competitive challenges,” he says. “They are both on the same page.”

It was just five years ago that Americans watched angry UAW pickets striking a General Motors Corp. factory in Flint in a vivid display of labor muscle that crippled the world's biggest automaker.

You are correct. 10% was a figure I was told once at a seminar. I actually looked it up on the Industry Canada website and it's only 5%!!!

Wages will rise by 21%
? Pension increases were not vested— must
be vested quickly. Liability rises by 19%
? Productivity increases by 20% at Delphi,
14% at Visteon and 17% at GM NAO, not
enough to pay for higher labor rates
except at Delphi
? No productivity growth at Ford and DC
(less than 1%)

General Motors announced Wednesday that it faces a huge loss for the first quarter of the year and much lower profits than previously projected for all of 2005. The news from GM, the world’s largest auto manufacturer by sales, provoked a sell-off of the company’s shares on Wall Street.

GM’s market share in the US dropped to a near all-time low of just over 25 percent in February. It faces high dealer inventory levels for many of its older vehicles, and has resorted to high cash rebates and 0 percent financing to increase consumer purchases.

You can flame all you want, but all I'm saying is stop and think before you become even more like Watchman.

Ladies' Night found unlawful, discriminatory in New Jersey

Rumsfeld's response to the soldiers (planted) question about armor for the Hummers was "we go to war with the Army we have, not the Army we wish we had." There are always opportunities for improvement identified in our vehicles, weapons, armor, etc. whenever we engage in war, as Clausewitz famously said, "no plan ever survives intact first contact with the enemy." However, we don't stop the mission while we wait for the improvement to be implemented, nor do we refuse orders because the mission is dangerous.

finding it interesting that fox news is "fair and balanced", and yet they only have two reporters who support the left. alan colmes and greta van sustran

Mauser: it works like this...

Only 10% of the cost of each vehicle is labour cost. (at Ford anyway) Stop blaming the workers!

Sean McAlinden, an analyst at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has estimated that U.S. auto companies spend $7,500 on labor for each vehicle, compared with $7,000 by Japanese automakers.

They will offer credit to anyone, regardless, then try to ruin THAT person for accepting the card.

Not sure what you mean by 'dependant'? If your referring to people that work for one of the 'Big 3' most do buy American cars. They get a lot of harrassing from other workers if they don't, plus I believe they get a price cut if they are an employee.

Well those "right to lifer" pharmacists wont be seeing any of my money and I will in fact make it a note to not purchase in their stores

Hey Watchman think those femi-nazis will respond?

rev·e·nue ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rv-n, -ny)
n.
The income of a government from all sources appropriated for the payment of the public expenses.
Yield from property or investment; income.
All the income produced by a particular source.
A governmental department set up to collect public funds.

But it is not suppose to be a Gov't Source of revenue at all.

.............."There is no very great danger of a rich man going to jail,"