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MICKEY KAUS: On Wednesday, UAW President Ron Gettlefinger predicted there would be no wage cuts a…
Instapundit — 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. … 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 ...

Obama Targets Carmakers For New Mandates
A Blog For All — ... kind of emission for another. Instead of tailpipe emissions, you're having smokestack emissions (50+% of power is generated by coal in the US). The eco-left wants to reduce that number, but isn't exactly saying where and how that would ever take place. Nuclear is opposed on ideological grounds, and hydro is similarly seen as the destroyer of ecosystems. Wind power is not a panacea and neither is solar, both of which would require massive swaths of land to install collectors. UPDATE: Mickey Kaus makes an excellent observation about the situation with domestic automakers: On ...

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 President Predicts No Concessions on Wages; Furthermore Claims Toyota Pays American Workers $2 Per Hour More, When Bonuses are Included
Ace of Spades HQ — UAW President Predicts No Concessions on Wages; Furthermore Claims Toyota Pays American Workers $2 Per Hour More, When Bonuses are Included Kaus makes the obvious point -- ...

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 ...