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Auto Unions saved Ford Motor Corporation
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drywalldog Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 4:39 PM EST
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I gave it a week or so, and no one reported it here, I wonder why? Maybe Bill Ford is lying, probably huh Jpotts.
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 5:00 PM EST
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Consumers bought employees?
drywalldog Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 5:18 PM EST
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Bill Ford says Auto Unions saved Ford from federal bailouts and bankruptcy. Google is your friend.
sd72 Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 5:34 PM EST
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People hate unions around here. They never seem to mention as the unions are declining, so is the middle class that supports the economy.
drywalldog Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 5:43 PM EST
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That's why I posted this sd72.
sd72 Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 5:48 PM EST
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The 1% around here are prolly sharpening their axes, donning their Gucci driving shoes, slipping into a leisure suit and readying a diatribe to tell us how trickle down economics will save us all.

Long live the king. Long live the king.
wheelrite Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:02 PM EST
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Gay marriage/ Civil Unions saved Ford ?

who knew ?


wheel,
drywalldog Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:15 PM EST
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Well it wasn't Texan Dwarf Unions.
HockeyDad Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:32 PM EST
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Drywalldog, sd72,


Quit your bitching. Obama fixed it.

Stop rubbing it in and enjoy your spoils.
scompay Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:39 PM EST
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sd72 wrote:
People hate unions around here. They never seem to mention as the unions are declining, so is the middle class that supports the economy.


No they actually love union, but dont know it. Just like socialized healthcare- BMW has both- lol and they keep sucking on that kraut.

Is it any wonder, we have socialized healthcare- BMW has sold more cars than ever and our middle class is gone.

The stupidity is mind-blowing.
drywalldog Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:40 PM EST
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Hockey Dad is my hero, and I ain't even drinkin yet.
scompay Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:44 PM EST
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HD claims to have french in him. In french a hero is someone who surrenders.
They are not allowed to work over 35 hours!! no joke.
drywalldog Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:46 PM EST
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The French saved our asses in the Revolutionary War.
drywalldog Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:47 PM EST
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if it wasn't for the French you would be speaking English right now.
scompay Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:52 PM EST
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If it wasnt for the french we would not have dealdoes
drywalldog Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:52 PM EST
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Fries?
drywalldog Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:53 PM EST
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Wine?
scompay Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:53 PM EST
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Fixed it.
drywalldog Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:54 PM EST
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Oh, you changed your post.
scompay Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:54 PM EST
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French Tickers
drywalldog Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 6:55 PM EST
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I like the wine and fries.
scompay Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 8:53 PM EST
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French Toast
scompay Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 8:54 PM EST
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French kiss
ZRX1200 Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 8:57 PM EST
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I think they invented dill doughs too.
scompay Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 10:25 PM EST
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The are legendary for cars that go all the way up to 50,000 miles- and not a mile more.
tailgater Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 10:53 PM EST
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Unions killed manufacturing in the US, but they "save" one company and we're supposed to rejoice?
That's kinda funny. Truth be told, they likely "saved" Ford from themselves. Not quite a true savior. They finally did something worthy after decades of decadence. And add to this the fact that GM did go belly up, in large part because of the unions.

But before you wet your panties, know that I've had a change of heart. Skilled trade unions still serve a great function in this country.

The UAW, however, can be lumped into the teacher unions and all public unions. Great people. Terrible, controlling, counter productive unions.

Just one man's opinion based on my own direct (and consistent) experiences.
scompay Offline
#27 Posted: Tue, Apr 1 2014, 11:14 PM EST
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Looks like the Sasquatch screwed some sense into ya.

You beautifully point out the conundrum, unions start out as being great things, but sooner or later, due to democracy, fight to lower the standards to the least productive member.

A wiser man than me once said; I dont want to learn from a man who has read a lot of books, for he is just a fool; I want to learn from a man who has traveled.
I now say, dont show me a man that has traveled, show me a man who has traveled and been with a Sasquatch.
tailgater Offline
#28 Posted: Wed, Apr 2 2014, 9:22 AM EST
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He who hath lie down with Sasquatch will one day rule over the land.
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Kenyan proverb.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#29 Posted: Wed, Apr 2 2014, 10:05 AM EST
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tailgater wrote:
He who hath lie down with Sasquatch will one day rule over the land.
-
Kenyan proverb.





True...true....

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/pictures/ZZ4921BE9F-lg.jpg
Buckwheat Offline
#30 Posted: Wed, Apr 2 2014, 11:43 AM EST
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Ford certainly makes better cars than GM and my Ford stock is up. Time to party like it's the '80's!!!
scompay Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, Apr 2 2014, 1:41 PM EST
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^ towncar or crownvic? lol
Puffnstuff79 Offline
#32 Posted: Thu, Apr 3 2014, 8:29 PM EST
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Ford was smart. They saw the big picture early on and made cuts. Made people mad that worked there that were not seeing it, but in the end, who was it that didn't get the bailout? A company that sees into the future is a good company to buy from, and certainly a good company to own stock in. Really, what if Cuban refugees didn't see into the future? We'd have no Cuban-seed cigars. But let's not politicize that too much, we could be asking for a sanction on Cuban-seed cigars being that they were blah blah blah...yadda yadda yadda.
sd72 Offline
#33 Posted: Thu, Apr 3 2014, 9:05 PM EST
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Ford rolled the dice after asking for bailout money. They didn't want to lose their stock/ownership.
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