Comments on: American Axle Takes $27m Loss, Blames Strike

By: Herc

Herc — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:40:59 +0000

I have a few more comments to add. The people that American Axle are claiming now make $70 per hour actually make $28 per hour and have been there for years. Why do others begrudge what others are making. I only make $14 per hour, but have no problem with these people making what they make. The problem with our country is that we do not stick together nor stand our ground. We need unions. Maybe if you had a strong union you would be making this too. We also need a president who will quit sending American jobs to other countries. I have lost 2 jobs already for this exact reason. And speaking of sending jobs to other countries, this is why so many Americans are ending up with inferior products that are making them sick or killing them. WAKE UP AMERICA!

By: Herc

Herc — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:29:46 +0000

I don’t think that the general public realizes that when a corporation, such as American Axle says that employee’s make $70 per hour that this includes everything from vacation time,sick days,health insurance,life insurance,any type of bonus incentive,etc. Wake up people,if they say they offered $30 per hour then it is actually about $14 per hour. And let me ask you this, if your company asked you to live on only half of what you now make, could you do it? I think the answer would be no! Your bills and finances are set up according to the pay you now make. So please let’s not buy in to this lie that the corporations want us to believe. I am proud of these people for standing their ground.

By: quasimondo

quasimondo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:52:51 +0000

DCX sold crysler to cerberus and the uaw’s still there. Does that answer your question?

By: rtz

rtz — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:43:04 +0000

If the owner of American Axle was to “sell” the company to a new owner(s); would the new owner be able to get rid of the union?

By: CarShark

CarShark — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:39:29 +0000

@EN:

…they can see all their jobs head to Mexico. Brilliant. Not.

By: Edward Niedermeyer

Edward Niedermeyer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:12:56 +0000

Well that makes more sense, and I can see why the UAW rejected AA’s offer.

…and with AA bleeding money, if they just wait a little longer…

By: quasimondo

quasimondo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:25:49 +0000

Nobody got offered 30$ an hour, OK?
Management claims employees cost 70$ an hour,and they want to half that.

Well that makes more sense, and I can see why the UAW rejected AA’s offer.

By: Orian

Orian — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:59:06 +0000

Folks, the article stated “substantially higher than $30 an hour and is higher than what its competitors pay UAW members.”

How much that is we don’t know. But for the type of work they are doing, you tell me where else they could get that.

By: Geotpf

Geotpf — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:53:05 +0000

Yeah, that $30 an hour probably includes sick time, vacation time, medical benefits, retirement plan, employer-paid taxes, etc. Their actual take home salary is probably half that.

By: mikey

mikey — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:29:31 +0000

Nobody got offered 30$ an hour, OK?
Management claims employees cost 70$ an hour,and they want to half that.
Hey I wonder if Dick Dauch has to give back some of his 10 million bonus now?

By: quasimondo

quasimondo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:21:58 +0000

Who’s in charge of AA’s finances? One minute, they can’t compete unless they chop wages, the next they’re offering up raises? Am I the only one who notices something fishy about this?

Why didn’t they just stand pat on the collective bargaining agreement they had in the first place?

I now return you to your regularly scheduled union bashfest.

By: menno

menno — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:29 +0000

How about Canada? Would you like some nice – er – um – oh, never mind…

By: Orian

Orian — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:57:30 +0000

No way we here in Ohio are going to take them! :-P

But substantially more than $30 an hour?! And they are complaining?! What the hell is wrong with these people? I think someone needs to go and show them what the rest of America’s job market is like.

By: menno

menno — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:39:16 +0000

And this will help Michigan to gain the much needed Volkswagen factory, how?

Not to mention the “little coincidence” (NOT) of having the UAW picket the North American Auto Show at Detroit in January 2007 – as Mr. Watanabe was having to take a final decision about adding a car factory to Michigan, or to Ontario.

Guess which one got the factory?

Perhaps the rest of us in Michigan could convince Ohio to take Saginaw, Genesee, Oakland, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe and Washtenaw counties off our hands if we pay them a one-time fee…

By: lprocter1982

lprocter1982 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:31:28 +0000

Give me $30 an hour and no union and I’ll work for AA right now. Hell, $30/hr and no union anywhere sounds real good. Who needs the UAW when the company is offering pay rates like that?