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Me again.

As posted before by me, we are a supplier to most of the GM/Delphi plants in Saginaw/Lansing/Grand Rapids.

The shops were all closed today for Veteran's Day. What, VD was last Tuesday? Well, not if you work in the UAW. You get to have today off so you can go deer hunting.

Like I've said before, most of the new workers coming into the Delphi plant I deal with are hard working and eager to learn. The older crowd that was more adversarial is gone on the ealry retirements. Alot of the stories you have heard about sleeping/leaving early/drug use/drinking on the j ob, etc. are true. I have seen it myself.

In dealing with the UAW, you have to have a totally different mindset versus a non-union or even just a non UAW union shop. I deal with machinists, dock workers, retail, and service unions.

The sense of entitlement that the UAW has bestowed on their membership is unbelievable.
They get a cost of living raise each year, even if the company makes no profit. Add those COLA allowances up for the bad years and you can get a sense of why GMM is in this spot.

That said, you must hold the managers accountable as well for the cars they have produced. The UAW didn't tell GM what vehicles to build, they just made it less profitable. A good manager should be able to manage a workforce and still make budget.
closed today for Veteran's Day.