I already posted an article saying where GM falls as far as quality and some of the causes for their problems, back on page 2 or 3.Karbin wrote:
GM in house on cost and quality is what is used to gage plant vs. plant.lowing wrote:
GM was saying they built quality cars in the 70's and 80's 90's didn't they? We all knew better. Using GM standards as a yardstick for quality is highly questionable.Karbin wrote:
And AGAIN, lowing, I'll tell you...........
Hourly costs per unit 5-7% of the Wholesale cost.
Management costs per unit 10-12% of the Wholesale cost.
I guess I will have to disagree with you.
OTHER NEWS
A protest against General Motors is entering its second week as hundreds of workers continued to form a blockade around the company's Oshawa, Ont. headquarters on Monday.
GM workers form a blockade around the company's Oshawa headquarters for the 6th day.
ctvtoronto.ca
However, a legal injunction is expected to take effect this week, forcing protesters to end the blockade. But workers say they're not giving up their fight to convince GM that the Oshawa plant is worth keeping open.
"If I lose my job, he may just lose his job, you never know," said one protester as she turned a GM employee away from headquarters Monday morning.
Workers began taking action against GM when the company announced it would close down Oshawa's truck plant in 2009, effectively laying off about 2,600 workers.
The announcement came just weeks after the company and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement. GM has said rising fuel costs have forced them to downsize production on some of their gas-guzzling vehicles.
Despite the mounting frustration, the protest has been peaceful. On Monday, GM management tried to get into headquarters but when they were blocked, they shook hands with some of the protesters.
Chris Buckley, the CAW local union leader, said he's not surprised things have remained peaceful.
"This protest is not about violence and it will continue this way," he said. "It's just not what this union is all about."
However, the protesters will step up their action on Thursday as the union is planning a massive rally. Posters are going up throughout the Durham region in hopes of attracting 10,000 supporters to the rally.
Buckley did say the federal government should be mindful of the economic downfall that will hit Durham, should the plant close down.
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is the MP for the Oshawa region but has not attended the rally, Buckley said.
"Instead of petting the animals at the fair, Flaherty should have been here," he said.
Buckley said the union is not ruling out a wildcat strike but for now, union members are being urged to show up for work on time.
With a report from CTV Toronto's Dana Levenson
Now, there are two plants in Oshawa, one builds trucks the other builds cars
Both plants are classed, by GM, as cost efficient and build quality products.
Both have received either, North American car or truck of the year awards.
Both are being closed.
North American Car and Truck is from JD Powers.
And WHAT..... NO comment and the percentages?????????
Percentages? What do you want me to say? I never claimed GM was a model corporation. It is fucked up. But it theirs to fuck up, and if they need to close plants and send 30 year 30 dollar an hour bolt installers home, there isn't much that can be done about it.
However, my whole argument is that the union artifically enhanced these workers worth and essentially took away any reason for them to improve their education and marketablity. I do not blame the union for it, because I feel we are all responsbable for our own marketablity. It is exactly what happened though, IMO