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powerlineblog.com - 11/17/2008

No UAW Bailout

— powerlineblog.com — Jim Manzi has done some of the best analysis of the proposed bailout of GM, Ford and Chrysler--or, one should more properly say, bailout of the United Auto Workers, otherwise slated for extinction. Here , he addresses the theory that the Big Three ... (more) No UAW Bailout

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smalldeadanimals.com - 11/12/2008

Let. Them. Go.

— smalldeadanimals.com — Source. President Bush - this is your "air traffic controllers" moment. Do not waver. Someday, a nation will thank you for it.... (more) Let. Them. Go.

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small dead animals — Let. Them. Go. big3.jpg Source . President Bush - this is your "air traffic controllers" moment . Do not waver. Someday, a nation will thank you for it. Posted by Kate at November 11, 2008 12:23 AM

AP's Auto Bailout Coverage Nearly Ignores Excessive Labor Costs, Omits UAW's Concessions Refusal
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... to plead for federal help. ..... Sessions and others say Chapter 11 might be a better option than government loans. ..... Automakers say they are poised to rebound because they have been restructuring for years -- shedding jobs, consolidating engineering and design, and making plants more efficient. But they can't claim to have done much about labor costs, because they haven't. Here are three key values in a chart shown Monday at Carpe Diem (HT Small Dead Animals): Total Compensation Per Hour, ...

Big Three Bailout-- Dems Plan $25 Billion Detroit Rescue
Gateway Pundit — ... should a taxpayer making $50 grand per year be expected to bail out NON-Skilled Union laborers making $152,256.00 per year. SKILLED Union Electricians who went through two years of day school and four years of night school - paid for by themsleves- make only half as much as the United Auto Workers. UAW Contracts Put Detroit On Road to Ruin, and A $50B Bailout Would Only Be The Down Payment Carpe Diem has more on Nationalizing Detroit. ...

Card Check. What’s it all about, Alfie?
The Moderate Voice — ... of the Big Three in Detroit. Yes, the automakers have brought more than their fare share of woe upon themselves with incompetent management and an unhealthy attachment to the past while ignoring the needs of a new 21st century world. But their path to a comeback of any sort is nearly doomed before it starts because the union has done its job too well and strangled the goose which lays the golden eggs to the point of putting the bird on life support. A quick look at the labor costs of the car manufacturers, as compared to other American workers of similar ...