Outsourcing and the economy

[scarabchuck]

Originally Posted by f_m

As I understand it, the Big 3 have a contract with the UAW to have "job banks," but Toyota and other companies do not. So Toyota is paying the workers to do other work. That's a big difference, since one is required and the other isn't.

If you do your research the D3 are the ones that originally wanted the "job bank" started.. so they could keep the employees that have already been trained.

I'm neither for or against it, just making a statement.

[leaana]

start your own business, hire americans, decrease profit margins if you have to , don't offshore and don't sell out to the corporations.

that is if you can get americans to buy american.

[f_m]

Originally Posted by scarabchuck

If you do your research the D3 are the ones that originally wanted the "job bank" started.. so they could keep the employees that have already been trained.

I'm neither for or against it, just making a statement.

But that's why they have to pay so much money in benefits now, they chose to agree a long time ago. Now they are trying to get rid of it. This is in reference to the Toyota situation, Toyota didn't have to pay, but it did to keep the employees productive. There's always a big difference between having to do something and doing something because you choose to. Many companies just shove people out the door and that's it.