UAW President Ron Gettelfinger press conference

[flowmaster45]

This guy is a dip shit

[emforty2]

can the UAW compete with Chinese labor ?

GMs factories in china are making buicks what if GM imports them here ?

[Russianleonov]

Japan loves this man - His union is distroying the American Car Industry. When they are gone which won't be long after their loans runs out. America will no longer produce cars.

[lordvader5473]

i will personally spit in Gettelfinger's face

[sociablyclussy]

Hey Ron Getthefinger. Stick one thunb in your mouth , the other in your behind and switch ever 30 seconds.

[acres90]

if congress is so gung ho on saving the big 3 why dont they just buy all the cars produced by the big 3 and resell them to the public?

[devildogsimpson]

Because that would make them something worse than congressmen, used car salesmen.

[RushBear]

The thing that was so telling to me during the hearings is something this guy said. He was asked if the transplants, Honda, Toyota, etc. were to come in and buy out GM/Chrysler, would they be able to absorb a lot of the jobs lost. He said, (paraphrasing) that the Big Three use 78 employees to produce 2500 units and the transplants use 33 to produce the same number of, in MOST cases, BETTER cars. That right there is the huge problem with the UAW and, quite frankly a lot of Unions.

DO THE MATH!!

[RayAir1]

Are you jealous of UAW workers? I am sorry that you earn a low wage with poor or no benefits.

[RushBear]

Actually no I am not and please do not assume you know anything about me. I have a well paying job with great benefits and do not need to pay a union to speak for me or anyone in my company. I understand where unions can be beneficial, but Gettlefinger's very statement referenced above shows exactly what is wrong with the UAW. If you can't do the math, then maybe you need the union.

[tuna528]

@RushBear Right on! UAW, It takes double the man power @ twice the labor rate,plus they are producing a poor made product! That is why I do NOT BUY domestic autos

[okiedragonlady2]

Southwest Airlines almost went under and ended up becoming an employee owned company - why not the car makers?

[lowiehat]

Big 3 (specifically GM) has been FAT for a long time. I feel sorry for the workers but Chrysler needs to go, GM needs to file Ch11, and Ford will be ok.