Because The Dealer Lots Weren’t Empty Enough

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1. These kinds of wage increases would be enough to sink the company or offshore the work to more business-friendly locations. Ultimately, their wages could go to zero.

   1. Don’t forget they will also require additional subsidy mining on the basis of “keeping jobs local”…

      And GM has gone full in to the electric transformation, so the V8 plant is on the chopping block anyway

2. Reagan them. Reagan them all.

3. Maybe now would be a good time for them to “learn to code”
   Because anyone that can…work on an assembly line…can sure as heck learn computer programming.

   https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/476391-biden-tells-coal-miners-to-learn-to-code/

4. A Chrysler worker told me the plant is shifting production line to accomodate EV’s with batteries coming from the new $13B plant in Windsor.
   Chrysler unions will be last to negotiate.
   GM is hiring students at $30/hr as part time no benefits.
   There was talk of a profit sharing scheme with employees that bypasses union intrusion.
   It’s a sticky wicket. Older workers only care about the pension package, new workers want higher wages. workers 8-10 yrs in stuck in the middle.

5. Private sector unions will continue to eliminate the jobs of their members as that’s what they’re good at. Meanwhile the growth of public sector unions continues irrespective of economic conditions as they work towards national bankruptcy while engaged in politics allowing them to be represented on both sides of the negotiating table thus dominating any taxpayer representation. Meanwhile CUPE cheers on the holocaust revivalists of Hamas.

   1. Too true John.

6. Local gm dealer lots here are crammed full of $75k pickup trucks.

   Used vehicle side is nearly empty.

   1. Local GM dealer has no shortage of used vehicles; a lot of them are full-sized pickups. But there’s slim pickings on the New side of the lot.

7. “Because the dealer lots weren’t empty enough”…

   Last time we went through Fredericton the one dealer lot was literally empty. Why? – the dealer could not leave cars on the lot overnight because of catalytic converter thefts. I weep for us all…

   1. I used to be a “Buy American” person. Our family bought primarily Fords since 1960. I still have my 1983 Ford F100, which has been remarkably reliable for 40 years. I grew up in an Era where the Japanese were still considered the bad guys.
      But today my daily driver is a Mazda built in their factory in Hiroshima. I will not judge those who dropped the atomic bomb or claim my Mazda purchases are an act of atonement. I bought the Mazda because it is a fantastic car, and I despise labor unions. Also not helping is that I don’t think much of Ford’s ecoboost engines. By contrast, my F100 has a 4.9L 6 engine that may run forever.

      1. Same here. The last straw was when CAW campaigned to keep the gun registry. I’ll never buy a Ford, GM, or Chrysler veh again.

      2. I spent 44 years in the automotive dealership service business. 17 of those years were with Ford. I would love to find an old F100 or 150 with that 4.9 liter (300 cid) six cylinder engine like you have. They are terrific vehicles as you say. Lots of torque as well. I’m envious.

      3. Been driving Hyundais since 1995. Only had one that I was not completely satisfied with, kept it for three years.