Production of GM's Lambda SUVs (Outlook, Acadia and Enclave) came to a halt when UAW hourly workers went on strike at GM's Lansing, Michigan plant.
Approximately 65 workers went on strike last night due to unsuccessful negotiations. “We’d been at the negotiating table with Alliance since May 29, 2007 and still did not have a fair and equitable offer,” UAW said.
The Lansing, Michigan plant makes the interior carpets for the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave, three of GM's hottest selling vehicles right now.
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Comments (19)
Yeah, I really want to buy a upper 30K's car made by people who hate their jobs. I am sure they are 100% quality focused.
Posted by LBB | April 17, 2008 2:49 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 14:49
i'd go on strike too if i had to build that thing.
Posted by Dan | April 17, 2008 3:31 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 15:31
@Dan
You made me laugh!
Posted by Alex | April 17, 2008 4:02 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 16:02
And nothing of value was lost...
I have to admit though that it is gutsy of them to be making demands with the current economy, especially with all the layoffs in the automotive industry.
Posted by Garret | April 17, 2008 4:08 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 16:08
@garret:
I agree completely. Talk about really poor timing. The Big 3 are struggling domestically and GM is still dealing with halted production with American Axle. Come on guys,,,the goal is to keep your jobs in the States...not give GM an incentive to move production elsewhere.
Posted by longdxcommuter | April 17, 2008 4:38 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 16:38
Let me guess, the UAW assembly line workers are sick and tired of only making an average of $37 an hour. They want 40. Unions ruined automobile manufacturers. Now they're trying it again. Do assmbly line workers deserve $15 an hour (minimum)? Absolutely. $37? Heck no.
As for these 65 guys, they make carpets.... fire their butts and hire some new non-union employees for 1/3 the cost. It can't be that skilled of a job.
I like what Ronald Regan did to the air-traffic-controllers when they tried to strike back in the 80's. He fired every striking ATC in the country and put new people on the job. Call them 'SCAB' all you want, they're getting a paycheck.
Posted by Cheap Car Lover | April 17, 2008 4:47 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 16:47
I agree 100%. Greedy unions destroyed the American auto industry. $40 + benefits is mindblowing. $12 / hour is more then enough for a job a high school dropout can do. You want a better paying job, get an education and become a engineer.
Posted by FU UAW | April 17, 2008 9:50 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 21:50
Freakin auto union. High school degree guys making more than college graduates and yet they complain... No wonder the domestic autos dying...
Posted by blah you | April 17, 2008 10:00 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 22:00
yep, i'll nominate those guys for saving the environment.
Everyone that doesnt build a SUV or Truck should be nominated.
Posted by lowest iq | April 17, 2008 10:33 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 22:33
Seriously, this is why I buy Japanese cars. I refuse to support lazy-assed, uneducated mouth-breathers carrying union cards and chips on their shoulders. I hope the plant shuts down and their families starve.
Posted by Gary | April 18, 2008 2:23 AM
Posted on April 18, 2008 02:23
UAW fat asses lazy, guess how many fat guys are in the office doing nothing?
Posted by R3TNIAP | April 18, 2008 7:39 AM
Posted on April 18, 2008 07:39
Who's going to push the button on the loom now?
Posted by Jake | April 18, 2008 8:24 AM
Posted on April 18, 2008 08:24
Eww, a halt in production on another crap product. Maybe their surplus on dealer lots will shrink a bit.
Read the comparison reviews anyone? These things are fat, underpowered pigs that come in last in every comparo...well, I think the Lincoln MKV comes in last.
Posted by Noya | April 18, 2008 2:24 PM
Posted on April 18, 2008 14:24
This is why I buy American cars, to support laziness....
Posted by John | April 18, 2008 4:11 PM
Posted on April 18, 2008 16:11
The best is these guys get better health care benefits than most white collar workers and they still complain about it. Get off your arses and get back to work like the rest of America. If you don't like your jobs, go back to school and get training for something else. Morons like this have been ruining the American industrial might for decades.
Posted by FusionGuy | April 19, 2008 8:02 AM
Posted on April 19, 2008 08:02
F'ing unions are havens for slackers.
Posted by AntiUnion | April 19, 2008 8:08 AM
Posted on April 19, 2008 08:08
More proof it's not about getting what's rightfully yours. It's about making your boss fail.
Posted by hater | April 19, 2008 2:19 PM
Posted on April 19, 2008 14:19
Hey, I can agree with everyone in the forum. Nice.
Posted by Allen | April 21, 2008 12:53 PM
Posted on April 21, 2008 12:53
I agree with everyone. As a manual machinist in Miami I am expected to not only engineer and produce tooling and parts for the aircraft and other specialty industrys, I also have to compete with all the latins that will do it for less. I make a paltry 13/hour. I don't even know what I would do with 30-40/hour. How could they even bring themselves to complain?
Posted by Aaron Paulson | April 29, 2008 3:31 PM
Posted on April 29, 2008 15:31