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Re: [Land-speed] American Engineering

To: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] American Engineering
From: DougOdom <dlodom@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:49:54 -0800
Bryan Savage wrote:

>Well Wes, who agreed to all of those benefits? Management or Engineering?
>
>I remember back in the '40's and '50's, there were auto strikes that 
>lasted months.
>By the '70's, management was caving in at the threat of a strike.
>
>A crazy way to run a business.
>
>Bryan
>
>
>In 1968 after Shelby American closed down I still had a friend that worked for 
>Ford. High Up. That was the year of a strike when they only struck one car 
>maker and the other companys would go along with what ever the settlement 
>said. After the settlement my friend told me " the UAW has just killed the 
>american car maker ". It would take years but there was no way a company could 
>pay a growing number of people more and more money for not producing a product 
>and survive. I know that every month GM sends checks to hundreds of retired 
>workers that are over 100 years old. Very sad but true.
>  
>
Doug Odom in big ditch
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