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Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:00 AM

Senate GOP to UAW: Drop dead

Organized labor campaigned mightily against Southern Republican senators. So kiss that auto bailout goodbye, because now it's payback time.
Andrew Leonard

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  • Thursday, December 11, 2008 04:02 PM

    @ walter_map

    You're talking about new UAW employees? When was the last time General Motors decided it was so overwhelmed with business that it needed to add new workers? They would be looking to drop at least a third of the current workers if the union didn't have the Jobs Bank. Most UAW workers have parlayed their guaranteed pay raises up to about $150,000/year with plenty of overtime that is mostly spent playing cards in the breakroom. A lot of these guys have second homes on the lake. I'm sorry but this vote is anything but a bailout of Main Street.

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