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Corker: All we asked is that the UAW give us a date by which it would become competitive
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... But of course that was asking too much, because evidently the UAW prefers the risk of bankruptcy and mass layoffs to further pay cuts. Their excuse : The sticking point apparently was the union’s refusal to agree to lower wage and benefit rates as soon as next year. Representatives for the union, which had already accepted a series of cuts in its current contract, sought instead to push any more concessions back to 2011, when the U.A.W.’s contract with Detroit auto companies expires. In a statement Thursday night, the union said it was “prepared to agree that any restructuring ...
Paul Jenkins: Bailing Out Dan Quayle
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... , mostly Republicans, voted for the financial industry bailout, and against the auto bailout, does not help the cause of consistency. Moreover, while in some cases, they are ostensibly protecting their own states' corporate car manufacturing interest, in many other cases their union-busting goals are disagreeably transparent (and sometimes both go hand-in-hand). What are these Senators, and their ...
Corker: Union workers are ‘classless’ for protesting his vote against the auto bailout with ‘tacky’ valentines.
Think Progress —
... Last year, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) was one of the staunchest opponents of the federal auto bailout, blaming the defeat of bailout legislation on the United Auto Workers (UAW). Last week, thousands of UAW members ...
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The Hollywood Liberal —
... Last year, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) was one of the staunchest opponents of the federal auto bailout, blaming the defeat of bailout legislation on the United Auto Workers (UAW). Last week, thousands of UAW members delivered valentines to Corker, protesting his anti-UAW positions. At a townhall in Columbia, TN yesterday, Corker lashed out at the […] Last year, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) was one of the staunchest opponents of the federal auto bailout, blaming the defeat of bailout legislation on the United Auto Workers (UAW). Last week, thousands of UAW members ...
