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laborpains.org - 12/12/2008

22 Pounds of UAW Rules and Regulations

— laborpains.org — Ever wondered what a UAW contract looks like? Here is all 22 pounds of it (in this... case, Ford’s 2,215 page 2007 master contract; Coke can is for scale and because I was thirsty). I’ll tell you this much, those 2,215 pages don’t ... (more) 22 Pounds of UAW Rules and Regulations

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heritage.org - 12/9/2008

UAW Workers Actually Cost the Big Three Automakers $70 an Hour

— heritage.org — Some observers argue that the $70/hour figure includes the cost of benefits paid to current retirees as... well as wages and benefits paid to current workers and that the actual hourly earnings of current UAW members are much lower. This is a mistaken ... (more) UAW Workers Actually Cost the Big Three Automakers $70 ...

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michellemalkin.com - 12/12/2008

Final roll call vote on the UAW bailout

— michellemalkin.com — Here’s the roll call vote on the UAW bailout cloture motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the... Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. [...] Read the rest » (more) Final roll call vote on the UAW bailout

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Detroit’s Downturn: It’s the Productivity, Stupid
Pajamas Media — ... in a ditch, sending it hat in hand to the taxpayers’ ostensible representatives in Washington. There seems to be a broad consensus that Detroit’s problems were caused by inept and arrogant management, unimaginative car design, poor quality — though this has improved somewhat over the past couple of decades — and overpaid union workers. While there is less agreement on how much to weigh each of these factors, only the latter is attributed to the UAW. There also seems to be some dispute over what their compensation actually is , but most agree that it’s uncompetitive with the ...