Looks like a strike for Auto workers is likely in Fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even Tesla’s autoworkers are getting a raise

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/tesla-boosts-pay-for-us-factory-workers-as-uaw-momentum-builds

UAW wins again, even though they're not in the shop at Tesla. Musk wouldn't have done this otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People act like the cost of these raises will come out of CEO pay vs getting added to the cost of the vehicles. Remember when you complain about how much they cost, you are cheering it now…

What a selfish perspective.

My inlaws lived in Ft Myers. The number of retired (with pensions) autoworkers in their 40's that had second homes in the Ft Myers area was pretty amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People act like the cost of these raises will come out of CEO pay vs getting added to the cost of the vehicles. Remember when you complain about how much they cost, you are cheering it now…

What a selfish perspective.

My inlaws lived in Ft Myers. The number of retired (with pensions) autoworkers in their 40's that had second homes in the Ft Myers area was pretty amazing.

Is that a bad thing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People act like the cost of these raises will come out of CEO pay vs getting added to the cost of the vehicles. Remember when you complain about how much they cost, you are cheering it now…

What a selfish perspective.

My inlaws lived in Ft Myers. The number of retired (with pensions) autoworkers in their 40's that had second homes in the Ft Myers area was pretty amazing.

I have relatives from the Midwest from middle-class non-union backgrounds, and they also have second homes in Florida. You couldn't pay me to live in FL, but I guess the weather where they're from is so cold that they really appreciate the weather in FL>

[Anonymous]

New campaign finance reports reveal Trump paid $20,000 to stage a rally of fake striking union auto workers last September, with non-union people holding up ‘Union Members for Trump’ signs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New campaign finance reports reveal Trump paid $20,000 to stage a rally of fake striking union auto workers last September, with non-union people holding up ‘Union Members for Trump’ signs.

Trump fakes everything! Being rich. Being smart. Crowd size. Union support. Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Union strong!

We need their return to combat today's Robber Barrons

Biden administration giving GM, Stellantis more than $1B to stop plant closures, build EVs

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2024/07/11/biden-administration-announces-1-7b-for-auto-plants-gm-stellantis/74357917007/





Stellantis (formerly Jeep, Dodge) moving more production out of the USA. Will probably close Sterling Heights assembly plant and will move production to Argentina, Egypt and Mexico.