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Posted: 10/10/2007 1:55:57 PM EDT
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My guess is that Chrysler holds the cards, and the union knows it. So the union will symbolically strike to make the rank-and-file think they're really fighting for them, even as the union management is rolling over and giving up their bellies to Chrysler. (edit: this is exactly what I think happened in the GM negotiations)
The strike will last 3 days, MAYBE a week, and it will all be for show. The result is a foregone conclusion: Chrysler/Cerberus is not going to continue bearing the healthcare cost if GM isn't. Chrysler and Ford (when their contract is up) are in NO position to cave now and would lose further market share to the imports and GM. It's all in how it's structured and couched to the rank-and-file. |
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Posted: 10/10/2007 1:56:54 PM EDT
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My guess is the PT Cruiser will continue to be as ugly as homemade sin.
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Posted: 10/10/2007 1:59:41 PM EDT
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They will settle and announce the revival of the K-car!!!
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Posted: 10/10/2007 1:59:46 PM EDT
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I predict that I still won't be able to afford a Rubicon, even though I really want one.
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Posted: 10/10/2007 2:01:42 PM EDT
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The strike is over.
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Posted: 10/10/2007 2:02:08 PM EDT
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Who cares - the morons didn't put the Common Rail Diesels into the Jeeps this year.
*(&^*&%^&$^#%@^$#@! The execs at Chrysler lost any and all sympathy with that bone-headed move. |
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Posted: 10/10/2007 2:09:21 PM EDT
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IIRC that's coming pretty soon. '09 or '10 model year maybe? It's been a while since I read something about it. I saw both a Liberty CRD and a Grand Cherokee CRD at different times the last couple of years. Of course I drive by the Chrysler Tech Center all the time, and they were company-owned...  |
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Posted: 10/10/2007 2:14:07 PM EDT
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That's what they said last year with the Dr Z commercials. Then they dropped the CRD Liberty this model year. I refuse to buy a Jeep with a minivan engine in it. I'll buy a Toyota first. |
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Posted: 10/11/2007 7:57:56 AM EDT
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so much for my predictions on union matters
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Posted: 10/11/2007 8:04:15 AM EDT
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The Chrysler strike lasted less than 6 hours. In case you can't tell, the UAW leadership is very much feigning the whole "looking out for the members" bit by calling these strikes. You really think they hammered out a massive concession agreement for both sides in a matter of six hours that they were somehow unable to accomplish in the previous week? UAW shows its true colors again.
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Posted: 10/11/2007 8:11:03 AM EDT
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CRD Wont meet emissions - sorry EPAs fault. Im like others - strikes purely a show Luck Alac |
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Posted: 10/11/2007 8:12:29 AM EDT
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If I could be so bold as to translate this for the good folks of arfcom. Union - We're going to strike if we don't get what we want so there, we're on strike!!  Cerberes - We are no longer a public company and answer only to our private investors. We have a 71 day reserve of unsold vehicles. How long can your members go without a paycheck, and how would they feel if we used this opportunity to shut down some plants and trim some fat in the operation? This strike is gonna be a great time to get the house in order and determine which operations could stand upgrade, modernization and more automation to reduce manpower requirements.  Union - We have reached a tentative agreement!!! 
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Posted: 10/11/2007 8:23:51 AM EDT
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Yet they managed to put a turbo diesel in the Grand Cherokee  ($40 grand).
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Posted: 10/11/2007 8:42:31 AM EDT
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Since Cerebrus (sp?) owns Chrysler and Bushmaster, I want a Jeep branded AR.
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