The UAW strike on American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. is nearly two weeks old.

I work for this company, because of u people i have not worked in 2 weeks, no one told you all to live above your means, too many high bills that you all can not afford to pay? Thats not my fault, because you you all i can barly pay my bills. Delphi is one of the top paying here. Go to work so me and my family can eat, by the way some of you all need to clean your mouths, im tired of reading your filth!

DELPHI wrote:

I work for this company, because of u people i have not worked in 2 weeks, no one told you all to live above your means, too many high bills that you all can not afford to pay? Thats not my fault, because you you all i can barly pay my bills. Delphi is one of the top paying here. Go to work so me and my family can eat, by the way some of you all need to clean your mouths, im tired of reading your filth!

omg Miss resident how long have you worked for any union shop ,, get a clue you are one of last states that even excepted blacks as human beings let alone someone you can work next to suffer ,, the reason you even have a union shop was your labor rate in you state was far cheaper than northern states ,, and to be honest will never out produce one ,, there have been several attempts to make a manufacturing facility in the south that couldnt even keep workers at work they left the region ,, well this has all changed guess the south is starting to clue on wages ,,,not what hey got coming but just enough to make a living

DELPHI wrote:

I work for this company, because of u people i have not worked in 2 weeks, no one told you all to live above your means, too many high bills that you all can not afford to pay? Thats not my fault, because you you all i can barly pay my bills. Delphi is one of the top paying here. Go to work so me and my family can eat, by the way some of you all need to clean your mouths, im tired of reading your filth!

above your means whats that mean ,, when i started i had no house ,, 25 years later i own one now i suppose to say i live beyond my means lol get real ,, same effect work for the employer you work for now with no pay raise in say 5 years ,, lol then they say you make to much and want you at 7 dollars per hour get a clue

DELPHI wrote:

I work for this company, because of u people i have not worked in 2 weeks, no one told you all to live above your means, too many high bills that you all can not afford to pay? Thats not my fault, because you you all i can barly pay my bills. Delphi is one of the top paying here. Go to work so me and my family can eat, by the way some of you all need to clean your mouths, im tired of reading your filth!

you wouldnt even have that delphi job you have if the management team had their head on straight and Gm didnt split from that part of business

For those of you that do not know, Mississippi is a very poor state. We welcome the chance to make ends meat and still have something left.I was able to pay off my home and 2 cars. Living here is hard, so when people here find a job they are happy not to be stuck with a low paying job where $6 is the starting pay.I do not buy things that i can not afford to pay for or that take years to pay off. No one here is thinking about the little people !

Cranberry wine maker wrote:

<quoted text>above your means whats that mean ,, when i started i had no house ,, 25 years later i own one now i suppose to say i live beyond my means lol get real ,, same effect work for the employer you work for now with no pay raise in say 5 years ,, lol then they say you make to much and want you at 7 dollars per hour get a clue

By the way it did not take me but 5 years to buy my home and i am only 36, things you can not afford cars, homes that are to big $200.000 , and other things that are not useful learn to mannage you money we can not have it all just some. Im still thankful and praise GOD everyday for my blessings because i am still young and can enjoy life not worry about bills. I live not worry!

Cranberry wine maker wrote:

<quoted text>omg Miss resident how long have you worked for any union shop ,, get a clue you are one of last states that even excepted blacks as human beings let alone someone you can work next to suffer ,, the reason you even have a union shop was your labor rate in you state was far cheaper than northern states ,, and to be honest will never out produce one ,, there have been several attempts to make a manufacturing facility in the south that couldnt even keep workers at work they left the region ,, well this has all changed guess the south is starting to clue on wages ,,,not what hey got coming but just enough to make a living

Thats why here in Mississippi we want to work some of the blacks here still have a hard time, we still get the looks but some of us are hard working AMERICANS and proud to be black!

DELPHI wrote:

<quoted text>Thats why here in Mississippi we want to work some of the blacks here still have a hard time, we still get the looks but some of us are hard working AMERICANS and proud to be black!

i met plenty of your kind and have no problems with most workers ,, the point i was getting across was the fact your cost of living and standard is far below average ,,, i'm happy to here at age 36 0r 37 or you bought a home ,, i bought my first home at age 22 leaving the military ,, on number five now ,, its all relavant to where yu live ,, you must surely see that companies are taking advantage to lower wages in your area and really dont care about quality as long as the job gets done

you people at american axel should be happier than a pig in sh*t right now because YOU HAVE A JOB STILL in the manufacturing area. how many manufacturing jobs have been lost in the past few years? thousands upon thousands. i think it's time for the union to do something that will help out the economy & business like taking a pay cut so profits don't decline and the business close or move over seas. the union protects the lazy worker...tha's all it has ever done for the economy.

Oh this is my fault!! You are plain ignorant.

DELPHI wrote:

I work for this company, because of u people i have not worked in 2 weeks, no one told you all to live above your means, too many high bills that you all can not afford to pay? Thats not my fault, because you you all i can barly pay my bills. Delphi is one of the top paying here. Go to work so me and my family can eat, by the way some of you all need to clean your mouths, im tired of reading your filth!

The UAW and other unions are reeking havoc on the automotive industries. It is no wonder that the foreign manufacts can build a better product for less money.$65/hour in wages and benefits for a manufacturing job is ridiculous. A great job at $30/ hour is better than a job in another country. Do the right thing and help make American cars worth having again. You can justify this any way you want but it only makes the end product cost the consumer more. Is it really any wonder that UAW membership is so low? Quit being so selfish and go back to work at a decent wage and let those that are loosing money due to your selfishness get back to work as well. Union leadership should be ashamed of themselves

What most of you fail to see is that without the unions and those who are making $20-30 per hour, the other manufactures would only be paying $6.75 per hour. The people who make money spend it somewhere. What goes around comes around. Be strong my UAW bothers this has to stop some where. God Bless!

DELPHI wrote:

I work for this company, because of u people i have not worked in 2 weeks, no one told you all to live above your means, too many high bills that you all can not afford to pay? Thats not my fault, because you you all i can barly pay my bills. Delphi is one of the top paying here. Go to work so me and my family can eat, by the way some of you all need to clean your mouths, im tired of reading your filth!

friggin hillbilly get a clue you wouldnt even have a job if they big companies werent looking for cheap LABOR ,, AND YOUR STATE OF MS is one of the lowest paid inthe U.S. you people get a clue ,, and get out of the 1950's ,, lmao one of the last states to even recognize that the facts were Human beings,, i'll bet you work with plenty of the afro americans now ,, and they are still bitching about what the country owes them not 1860 and still wearing a loin clothe on their arse and a spear in hand but we ow e them ,, or you fools in MS hardly educated but think the rest of country that was unionized in the north is or was over paid ,, you just dont get how our country was built and being sold out by big business,, so keep your job at said company and suffer until we get what we want and ,,then you still can remain in the trivial bs job your in ,, and if you think for one minute my job entails no skill i will challange anyone to do it and out produce me in a 10 hour shift

Mark, you are so right. All the workers here in the U.S. union and non better stand up or we will be turning into a third world country making slave wages while the CEOs and upper management make millions. There is an attack on the middle class in this country!! Wages are decreasing,
but goods,and products aren't coming down on price, so if the middle class can't afford to consume who is left to buy the products we produce!?(The jerk presently in the White House doesn't recognize the middle class that is why he isn't doing anything to help the situation. His little tax rebate is a joke, it's not going to help that much with the economy, it's
a little too late!!
Doesn't he realize when workers take wage cuts that is less money for the government!? Loss in revenues for the states, also. When the middle class is bleeding the rest of the country suffers, thus one of the reasons we are headed for a recession, if we aren't already in one.
Also the reason Michigan is a dying state!!All the rich in this country can't carry the burden of taxes on their own. The U.S. NEEDS the middle class!)
At least,AAM didn't do the sneaky conniving thing that Delphi did to its workers, Delphi filed bankruptcy,(which they weren't in that bad of shape at the time, they were still investing in other ventures) so they could slash wages and benefits. We are just glad that GM agreed to take 5,000 seniored workers back and offer buyouts to those that wanted to leave(thank God for the UAW, if it weren't for the union all these people would have lost half their wages, benefits slashed, they would have lost everything they worked their entire lives for, if it weren't for the UAW they wouldn't have had a say at all, they would just have to accept what Delphi wanted to do.)
My husband (who just had 27.5 years at the time of the bankruptcy) and I are still being affected by what Delphi did to us, we had to move from Michigan (where we both were raised) and yes, we still have our house there that hasn't sold and probably won't for a couple years. These companies don't give a rip about the workers and their lives.)

Here's a question for the Loyal UAW member's. Did you ever figure out what your actual take home pay would be if you deducted their Dues/fees etc? UAW services/support were needed at one time but let's face it, they are only bringing the auto manufacturing industry down in this country. They were created and needed at a time when this country didn't have the labor laws on the books today. Yes, it is true that the unions are the reason for this but it is now time to step aside and let the system they helped to create do it's job and make USA manufacturing competitive again. If you don't believe me, why not ask the thousands of newly non-union employed workers making a good living building Toyotas, Honda's and Nissan's right here in the USA!

I agree with everyone on this topic. Get out of automotive and get into aerospeace. www.uqsi.com

oooh as the worker Ive gotta take a 50 percent pay cut is it? How could anyone that works think that isnt BS.......especially considering the CEO of American Axle ,Dick Dauch, recieved 58 million in compansation from 2003-2006. And as for profibility they made 37 million in profits last year. If that dont torque you off as a worker I dont know what to say.

Out of a job yet? Keep buying foreign!

It’s sad to see so many people afraid to lose their high paying union jobs. But the answer is simple, quit. If you truly believe that you’re so valuable, skilled, and experienced then quit tomorrow and go get another job. But you won’t do that. You’ve been brainwashed by the UAW into thinking that the world is some big conspiracy that only the union can protect you from.

My advice:
1) If you think you’re skilled and valuable and your employer won’t pay you what you’re worth then grow a spine and go get another job, otherwise stop whining and be happy with what you have.
2) Regarding CEO compensation, guess what, Dick has a spine. I don’t think that he’s worth what he makes, but he was willing work hard, get an education, relocate to where work is and take a high-risk job where he can be fired at any moment. He has no super powers, you can all have his job if you’re willing to invest in school and work 14 hours a day 7 days a week. Again, step up or stop whining about him.
3) If you want to make the big bucks start a business. Only then will you really understand that when labor is too expensive the business goes belly-up and everyone from the janitor to the CEO loses their job.

The AUW wants you to believe that you’re weak and need them. You’re not. You’re strong. Believe that, work harder than you ever have, take some risks and you can be one of the people that the weak and oppressed union workers whine about…..