> -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Drive-a-Toyota Act? > > You missed the part about the unions costing American manufacturers > $1500 per car more than the non-unionized Japanese companies. They > offer minimal benefits and let workers go after each rush to market. > American companies have to pay workers all year long even during > off-season.
Honestly? I can't find any information to back up that claim. Most of what I'm seeing basically states that the salaries and benefits are essentially the same in the US plants. I can't find any disgruntled worker sites or Nearly every Japanese car in America is BUILT in America - it's almost a necessity to eliminate the import tariffs. The Honda and Toyota factory towns don't seem to have the problems you suggest. On the other hand GM and Fords largest plants are in Mexico. How are American union rules causing suffering there? The simple fact of the matter is that if Japanese companies can build better, more efficient cars then so should American companies. Consider: +) These Japanese companies are working under American labor laws. That means they have to declare large lay-offs, they have to meet wage and benefit standards and every other ordinance and regulation any other American company would face. +) They do this in the American job market. To attract and maintain people they have to compete with others. To prevent unionization they have to be at least minimally aware of and provide their workers needs. +) They are doing this in American communities. This means that to build plants they have to work with the local leadership. This almost always entails agreements for minimum local workforce, salary requirements and so forth. They are THRIVING here under the same environment that Detroit claims is suffocating them so much that they must move plants to Mexico (at the cost of thousands of jobs). I'm not saying that the Japanese are guileless angels only out to do good: what I am saying is that they're sounding kicking our asses on a perfectly level playing field. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237684 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
