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What do the unions have to do with this? They make what managers, designers and engineers tell them too.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T02:52:44Z

Yeah, it seems a bit unfair. I guess the union wages are high compared to maquiladora wages. But health care costs and pension are a big piece of the benefits package. Everyone in the country wants better security against the weakness of old age. I wouldn’t demonize the union for negotiating and winning.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T04:13:56Z

Yes, I mean they (unions) did negotiate, won their contract and reap the benefit. It’s like demonizing sports players for asking and getting what the owners give them. Someone agreed to pay it!

• Posted: 2008-11-20T06:42:30Z

yep, all labors/unions fault. management ie the suits, nope nothing, they are all pure as the wind driven snow.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T07:30:24Z

The UAW needs to make sure American workers get what they can before the Big 3 Stooges outsources all their jobs to 3rd world nations where they pay pennies per hour.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T08:53:31Z

Wanna get a right-winger on the side of the auto-company bailout?

Just remind him that if the Big Three go belly-up, it’s bye-bye NASCAR.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T14:13:25Z

The union worker at the big 3 has 2 choices slim and none and slim left town

• Posted: 2008-11-20T15:31:35Z

They’re both to blame… this seems to be the first toon to acknowledge that. But y’all need to remember that GM foisted their pension system over to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp (the taxpayers) in ‘05.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T16:26:14Z

YES!!! Vindication!!!

• Posted: 2008-11-20T16:50:00Z

Hmmm, old71, what happened to no bite today? PS peek down in the corner.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T18:09:09Z

Humpy, I missed that..tkx

• Posted: 2008-11-20T21:36:20Z

Vice versa is banned in Michigan…

• Posted: 2008-11-20T21:44:46Z

What no vice with Versa? Bummer.

• Posted: 2008-11-20T22:26:55Z