Fighting for Lower Wages
Game on!!! While the Republicans have suffered greatly in the last election cycle they wish to go down swinging, Zom-Bushes to the last. These people are programmed to attack anything that has a whiff of liberalism and the domestic auto industry is particularly malodorous to them. Afterall, it is within the Big 3 that organized labor has it's greatest base, indeed, it is the base of the Democratic Party. So in spite of the ramifications a collapse of the industry would have to this country, they would rather see it fold then perpetuate the decent living the industry has provided millions of Americans both directly and indirectly.
Low wage workers have been intent on destroying the unions because they make too much money. Why are they not interested in higher wages for themselves? Why are they so committed to dragging the union worker down? Why the rush to poverty? What's the matter with Kansas? Fortunately this last election showed that the Zom-Bushes are waking up, for the most part. In the states that remained Red, where progressive radio in not broadcast, and the Reich noise pollution is prevalent, they still remain asleep.
This Congress has one last chance to strike a critical hit at the Democratic base, then they will recede to lick their wounds and see if they can figure out a way to return to their former glory. Newt Gingrich has returned. Palin energized the Christian faction. Talk radio's blithering bunch are all signed up with Fox News to keep the Kool-Aid flowing. The question remains who is still drinking it, why, and will the ones who woke up return to the trough?
Yes there's a campaign. Perhaps with talking points distributed.
I've heard a number of anti auto-bailout commentators speak with disgust of the fact that GM's labor contract is an inch thick. Either someone's promulgated that as part of the"message"
or they all read and were struck by the same article singling out thick labor contracts as a particular bane.
Presumably GM also has any number of purchase contracts a lot more than an inch thick. That's been my experience across several industries. Often finding myself with the unenviable assignment of reading and initialling every page before someone more important appeared for the signing ceremony.
Should these also be considered as evidence of managerial incompetence?
Either the commentators who've whined about the dimensions of the GM labor contract don't understand business or ,more likely, their outrage is simply a bit of hypocrisy for the cameras.
November 18, 2008 9:34 PM | Reply | Permalink