I hear Bernie Sanders' voice in the background excoriating the pure selfish greed of the Koch Brothers who took on non unionization as a major cause in their pursuit of inducing poverty on the masses. Here's evidence of a step toward helping those who work to make a "living" wage. And, the irony and great news: the VW corporation sees un…
I hear Bernie Sanders' voice in the background excoriating the pure selfish greed of the Koch Brothers who took on non unionization as a major cause in their pursuit of inducing poverty on the masses. Here's evidence of a step toward helping those who work to make a "living" wage. And, the irony and great news: the VW corporation sees unionization "improving productivity, morale and working conditions." Wonderful report Judd and Tesnim!
"the VW corporation sees unionization "improving productivity, morale and working conditions."
Exactly Valerie! The world has moved on (or is trying to) and the good folk at Volkwagen are not dumb! They will build a superior product with a superior workforce that they helped to grow.
I'm honestly surprised VW doesn't have a horrible turnover problem. The company my husband worked for, for 25 yr at that time, decided to load up all the machines in the factory and move to Chattanooga. We sold our home up here in IL and moved to TN. After 17 months, we were selling that house, and our daughter and myself were coming back to IL. Hubs stayed for another 4 months. The company ended up being sold for parts. They weren't union, never thought about unionization. They made gas stove components, they were the number one company in the nation.
My husband was a lead set-up. Just under a supervisor. They had a horrible time keeping anyone on. Mostly due to drug screening. Sometimes he said, they simply wouldn't show up. They couldn't get product out, companies dropped their contact.
I'm glad VW is doing well. Too bad they arrived not long after we left. My husband would have had somewhere to go for work!
You ready? The new owners, an investment group, said it would be cheap labor. Claiming they could hire 2-3 people for every person up here they put out of work. Remember TN minimum wage. That wasn't what this company ever started anyone at up here. When I first met my husband, he made more in 1 week than I did bi-monthly. Not that he'd been with them longer or worked more hours either. I also was related to my employer! Anyway, back to my husband's job. This company's bigwigs thought they could hire Joe/Jane Blow off the street and they'd know how to run all the machines efficiently. Wrong. They didn't have a clue. My husband spent most of his day training, only to have them not show up next morning. It was too hard for the lil potatoes. Parts were always returned because they were manufactured wrong. Companies couldn't get their products out, that's when contracts were dropped.
It was beautiful down there. When I was told multiple times to "go home Yankee", the people started driving me nuts. I was asked where I lived. When I'd say down here, I'd get screamed at "you Yankees are stealing our jobs!". No, you stole OUR jobs. You have that ass backwards. You put over 300 people in my hometown out of work, learn facts. Funny. TN still doesn't like facts.
I hear Bernie Sanders' voice in the background excoriating the pure selfish greed of the Koch Brothers who took on non unionization as a major cause in their pursuit of inducing poverty on the masses. Here's evidence of a step toward helping those who work to make a "living" wage. And, the irony and great news: the VW corporation sees unionization "improving productivity, morale and working conditions." Wonderful report Judd and Tesnim!
"the VW corporation sees unionization "improving productivity, morale and working conditions."
Exactly Valerie! The world has moved on (or is trying to) and the good folk at Volkwagen are not dumb! They will build a superior product with a superior workforce that they helped to grow.
I'm honestly surprised VW doesn't have a horrible turnover problem. The company my husband worked for, for 25 yr at that time, decided to load up all the machines in the factory and move to Chattanooga. We sold our home up here in IL and moved to TN. After 17 months, we were selling that house, and our daughter and myself were coming back to IL. Hubs stayed for another 4 months. The company ended up being sold for parts. They weren't union, never thought about unionization. They made gas stove components, they were the number one company in the nation.
My husband was a lead set-up. Just under a supervisor. They had a horrible time keeping anyone on. Mostly due to drug screening. Sometimes he said, they simply wouldn't show up. They couldn't get product out, companies dropped their contact.
I'm glad VW is doing well. Too bad they arrived not long after we left. My husband would have had somewhere to go for work!
That is horrible Terry. What reason did the company give for that extreme and failed move? Tax incentives?
You ready? The new owners, an investment group, said it would be cheap labor. Claiming they could hire 2-3 people for every person up here they put out of work. Remember TN minimum wage. That wasn't what this company ever started anyone at up here. When I first met my husband, he made more in 1 week than I did bi-monthly. Not that he'd been with them longer or worked more hours either. I also was related to my employer! Anyway, back to my husband's job. This company's bigwigs thought they could hire Joe/Jane Blow off the street and they'd know how to run all the machines efficiently. Wrong. They didn't have a clue. My husband spent most of his day training, only to have them not show up next morning. It was too hard for the lil potatoes. Parts were always returned because they were manufactured wrong. Companies couldn't get their products out, that's when contracts were dropped.
It was beautiful down there. When I was told multiple times to "go home Yankee", the people started driving me nuts. I was asked where I lived. When I'd say down here, I'd get screamed at "you Yankees are stealing our jobs!". No, you stole OUR jobs. You have that ass backwards. You put over 300 people in my hometown out of work, learn facts. Funny. TN still doesn't like facts.