pajamasmedia.com - 1/26/2009
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MICKEY KAUS:
On Wednesday, UAW President Ron Gettlefinger predicted there would be no wage cuts as part of the union’s concessions to GM and Chrysler. Gettlefinger argued Toyota’s workers actually make $2-per-hour more than UAW workers, if you count bonuses. But … but. ...
slate.com - 1/26/2009
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slate.com —
On Wednesday, UAW President Ron Gettlefinger predicted there
would be no wage cuts as part of the...
union's concessions to GM and Chrysler. Gettlefinger argued Toyota's workers actually make $2-per-hour more than UAW workers, if you count bonuses. But ...
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UAW: Non-union workers get more!
chicagoboyz.net - 1/27/2009
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chicagoboyz.net —
Mickey Kaus, writing on the intransigence of UAW
president Ron Gettlefinger [h/t Instapundit ], observes: It doesn’t...
mean Gettlefinger’s workers have a right to $28/hour if at that wage their employers can’t stay in business ...
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Who Creates the Value of Labor?
pajamasmedia.com - 2/3/2009
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pajamasmedia.com —
MICKEY KAUS: “Wherein lies the greatness of Tom
Daschle? Just asking! … P.S. He’s always seemed to...
me the model of the modern Senate Majority Leader–i.e., the 50+ prima donnas that make up a majority don’t want a strong leader who might crowd their games, so they ...
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MICKEY KAUS: “Wherein lies the greatness of Tom ...
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Who Creates the Value of Labor?
Chicago Boyz —
Mickey Kaus, writing on the intransigence of UAW president Ron Gettlefinger [h/t Instapundit], observes:
It doesn’t mean Gettlefinger’s workers have a right to $28/hour if at that wage their employers can’t stay in business without an ongoing multi-billion dollar subsidy. I’m sorry if this seems obvious. It’s apparently not obvious enough.
It’s not obvious to most on the left. One of the basic tenets of Marxism is that labor has intrensic value that precedes and is separate from the value of ...
UAW: Non-union workers get more!
The New Editor —
Mickey Kaus: (via Instapundit)
On Wednesday, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger predicted there would be no wage cuts as part of the union's concessions to GM and Chrysler. Gettelfinger argued Toyota's workers actually make $2-per-hour more than UAW workers, if you count bonuses. But ... but. ... Toyota did not go bankrupt. ... Toyota hasn't had to be rescued with $17.4 billion of taxpayer money. ... If Toyota can afford to pay its workers $2/hour more than UAW workers--perhaps because it doesn't have to build cars under the union's legalistic ...
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