UAW sends workers at American Axle on strike

Mr. Dauch we understand economy is bad but all we ask is that u b fair with our contract. Remember what u always tell us "A FAIR DAYS WORK, FOR A FAIR DAYS PAY!!!!!!

American Axle worker wrote:

Mr. Dauch we understand economy is bad but all we ask is that u b fair with our contract. Remember what u always tell us "A FAIR DAYS WORK, FOR A FAIR DAYS PAY!!!!!!

He is being fair when he says he needs to close the Tonawanda and Cheektowaga, NY operations because they aren't competitive or fully utilized due to sagging volume. The moratorium on plant closings ended when the last contract expired, you can't have your cake and eat it too. The Detroit workers will suffer because the Buffalo plant is not operationally sustainable.

American Axle worker wrote:

Mr. Dauch we understand economy is bad but all we ask is that u b fair with our contract. Remember what u always tell us "A FAIR DAYS WORK, FOR A FAIR DAYS PAY!!!!!!

Are you aware that your greediness is effecting LOTS of people, my husband has been laid off from his job here in Canada. Thanks ! Glad that you're thank-ful that you even have a job.

Canadian wrote:

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Are you aware that your greediness is effecting LOTS of people, my husband has been laid off from his job here in Canada. Thanks ! Glad that you're thank-ful that you even have a job.

Screw your husband and your country.

AMERICAN wrote:

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Screw your husband and your country.

again "union" mentality. I don't think I have ever heard anyone that owns a corporation say something as juvenile as that. Doesn't matter who's mouth the union people take out of does it.
Go back to work. Thank God you have a job.

Thousand of unemployed people (on layoff because you walked out of your job) will thank you.

TRD Tundra wrote:

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He is being fair when he says he needs to close the Tonawanda and Cheektowaga, NY operations because they aren't competitive or fully utilized due to sagging volume. The moratorium on plant closings ended when the last contract expired, you can't have your cake and eat it too. The Detroit workers will suffer because the Buffalo plant is not operationally sustainable.

Please do not put your .02 here. You are a Red Chinese and you hate America, no Union guys want to listen to your sh!t. Go drive you non Union truck into a wall..

Built Ford Tough wrote:

<quoted text>Please do not put your .02 here. You are a Red Chinese and you hate America, no Union guys want to listen to your sh!t. Go drive you non Union truck into a wall..

Wow. Your intelligence amazes me. More "Union" mentality. Can't you say something that is a little more intellectually stimulating?

American Auto Worker wrote:

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Wow. Your intelligence amazes me. More "Union" mentality. Can't you say something that is a little more intellectually stimulating?

Ahhh blow me, you must work for Honda?? Real auto worker. You are nothing but a scab. Your a sellout, just a sucker for the dinks..

You are just reinforcing the "union" mentality that I am constantly referring too.
Wrong again I don't work for Honda or Toyota.
I am just your average "educated" American Auto Worker.

It does amaze me that as soon as I have a battle of wits with "union" mentality the toilet mouth comes out in them.

American Auto Worker wrote:

You are just reinforcing the "union" mentality that I am constantly referring too.
Wrong again I don't work for Honda or Toyota.
I am just your average "educated" American Auto Worker.
It does amaze me that as soon as I have a battle of wits with "union" mentality the toilet mouth comes out in them.

What ever dude. I am sure you are the guy in the shop with the "Kick me" sticker on his back. Enjoy building those Hondas in Ohio..

Wow, some of the comments by ignorant UAW members make me ashame to claim that I am American. You see, it's not totally the Big 3's fault they are sucking, it's the UAWs fault:

U=United
A=Against
W=Working

Stop being so greedy!

Unions hurt everyone, give false hope, create a false sense of security that leads to workers giving less than their full potential, and cost way to much to be competitive.

Be it the UAW the Teamsters or any other collective bargaining unit, the overhead that goes into fighting these organizations when lousy workers are ill-performing or something worse, is costing businesses and our country big.

How long do you suppose you can dig into the cookie jar?
Somehow unionized workers believe that being in a union means that workers can separate themselves from the responsibility of the success of the company, that they are somehow detached from the day to day hit the company takes.

The unions are in business to make profit, not to protect anyone only to protect their interest. Unions are in the business of keeping themselves alive AT ANY COST, and therefore would say anything to its membership to conn them into believing they are there for them.
The truth is, the UNIONS are screwing their own membership, and chasing jobs away.

Wake up union workers, because businesses have started to!

Built Ford Tough wrote:

<quoted text>What ever dude. I am sure you are the guy in the shop with the "Kick me" sticker on his back. Enjoy building those Hondas in Ohio..

Honda is expanding operations in the U.S. and will soon move Ridgeline production to Alabama from Canada. I'd rather work for an automaker who is investing and taking on more workers than the Detroit 2.5 who are trying to "buyout" ALL of their workers. Have fun working for $14/hr under the new regime.

Built Ford Tough wrote:

<quoted text>Please do not put your .02 here. You are a Red Chinese and you hate America, no Union guys want to listen to your sh!t. Go drive you non Union truck into a wall..

The fact that my truck is non-union explains why I haven't had any issues with it. UAW shops have about 200 job classifications: screw assembler grade 1, bolt torque technician grade 3, journeyman adhesive applicator, technical assembler, non-technical assembler, assembler, junior assembler, advanced lugnut torque technician, pneumatic specialist (puts air in tires).....the list just goes on.

Honestly, working at Honda and working at GM is not very different from the aspect of work. HOWEVER, it's the aspect of the workers that make the BIGGEST difference! Honda tends to hire from within, giving ALL their workers a change to excel! GM gives their line workers no respect.

When I was at GM doing maintenance supervision, it was sad to see the best workers get more work because the lazy workers were protected by the UAW! After awhile, I don't blame the good workers for not wanting to do anything either! The survival of the Big 3 all depends on the UAW.... LOL... I feel sorry for them!

Truckin wrote:

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Honda is expanding operations in the U.S. and will soon move Ridgeline production to Alabama from Canada. I'd rather work for an automaker who is investing and taking on more workers than the Detroit 2.5 who are trying to "buyout" ALL of their workers. Have fun working for $14/hr under the new regime.

yeah the only reason they build cars here is because they have too. They are forced by the Goverment, other wise all these dink cars would all be made by chop stix..Toyota and Honda still import more than they build and all the Hybrids are made in Japan. So keep thinking that Japan is doing so much for the United States..

Built Ford Tough wrote:

<quoted text>yeah the only reason they build cars here is because they have too. They are forced by the Goverment, other wise all these dink cars would all be made by chop stix..Toyota and Honda still import more than they build and all the Hybrids are made in Japan. So keep thinking that Japan is doing so much for the United States..

The American people are not going to tolerate supporting your healthcare and high wages for a marginal (i.e. barely acceptable) product, be it cars, electronics, etc... When the unions were at their best, they brought you slackers in line, and truly represented the membership. But they now have your healthcare cash (game over), so try not to let your blood pressure problem get out of hand,(sounds like your atherosclerosis is getting worse).You will be paying higher deductibles with less coverage. You should file a grievance (sorry for using all the big words)

Built Ford Tough wrote:

<quoted text>yeah the only reason they build cars here is because they have too. They are forced by the Goverment, other wise all these dink cars would all be made by chop stix..Toyota and Honda still import more than they build and all the Hybrids are made in Japan. So keep thinking that Japan is doing so much for the United States..

Go educate yourself... Prove to me that Honda import more cars than they build here... I'll prove you wrong after you try to do so...

People like you make me ashamed to be human. Why are you being so racist when it's about something else. What does race have to do with it? Hope you get shot one day when you say the wrong thing to someone...=P

Thanks UAW in about 2 weeks another factory in Michigan is getting a lay off. How can you justify making so much money when the cars are not even selling? How much longer will American Axel stay in Business keeping at the current sales of the American Autos?
I hope it ends soon, So I can keep paying my bills and not have to worry about it.
I foresee -employedsometime in the future where U.A.W is no more, cause of things like this...
Hail The Unemployed Auto Worker!!!

Keeping_It_Real wrote:

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Go educate yourself... Prove to me that Honda import more cars than they build here... I'll prove you wrong after you try to do so...
People like you make me ashamed to be human. Why are you being so racist when it's about something else. What does race have to do with it? Hope you get shot one day when you say the wrong thing to someone...=P

Keep sticking up for the Japs you little balless pu--y liberal scumbag. I hate the Japs, too bad you don't know history about these sneaky little dinks. Go educate yourself about these little dinks and what they did to our soldiers and then come back to the table you scumbag sellout..