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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
I take it you've never met a Union line worker. You've never seen the blood sweat and tears they put into their job. The hours they spend away from their family to put food on the table, going to bed before their own children go to bed because they have to be up at 2 or 3am to make it in for the early shift. They deserve that money. Auto workers are the hardest workers I know. And most aren't even Union. Most are temps who are trying to get into the Union so that they don't lose their job and can get benefits that are hard to come by these days.
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No one is disputing that they work really hard, but a lot of people work just as hard at jobs (construction, etc.) without getting anything close to those salaries. I understand you live in the area, but there are people all over the country working extremely hard during 90 and 100 hour weeks in manual labor jobs; the auto workers aren't unique in that regard. It's a terrible situation, especially when part of the problem has been poor business decisions at the top.
I think bankruptcy is going to be the best option, but it's a terribly difficult situation with no easy answer.
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