> Dana wrote: > > eh, management is responsible for the failure of vision that gave us > the Hummer at a time of peak oil. But health care costs and pensions > can't be ignored as a contributing factor. On the third hand, is it > not also a failure of vision not to see that these costs woud rise? >
Yes, on everyone's part. The whole service the union is supposed to provide is skilled, smart, erudite negotiators so that its members don't have to worry about that. Analogically, these negotiators have cut a deal for the cheapest baby sitter in the neighborhood who also happens to be the youngest, the most inexperienced, and who they know bid low because they have no idea what they're doing. Would you trust your kids with someone like that? I mean, sure, it's great to negotiate a Generous Motors deal. How'd that work out for them? You think those pensioners are going to ever see those benefits? It takes 2 to tango and the union negotiated a deal it knew, or should've known, would NEVER be possible. They just hoped it would. And then they went shopping because the workers were paying them $300,000/year to look good ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297944 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
