With the fate of Chrysler and General Motors still in the balance, it now appears that auto workers risk losing more than their jobs.
As I heard on NPR yesterday and has been reported extensively elsewhere, discussions between GM management and the UAW union ended in agreement that the union would take control of 20% of the company's stock in exchange for certain concessions, some of them positively draconian, like robbing former employees of their sight!
To quote from The Tennessean, for example:
As I heard on NPR yesterday and has been reported extensively elsewhere, discussions between GM management and the UAW union ended in agreement that the union would take control of 20% of the company's stock in exchange for certain concessions, some of them positively draconian, like robbing former employees of their sight!
To quote from The Tennessean, for example:
"Under the plan, retirees stand to lose their vision and dental benefits as of July 1, and would also see an increase in co-pays for prescription drugs."Medication and teeth aside, why is no-one outraged at this brutal desensitisation of pensioners? As NPR notes:
"Mary Miller, who worked for GM for more than 30 years, says it will be hard to do without her vision and dental coverage."Or is it simply a case of "If thine ex-employee's eye offends thee, pluck it out"?
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