United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger had Kentucky on his mind last week at the Automotive News World Congress and Kentucky's mainstream media outlets seem to have edited out that part of his comments.
Gettelfinger was quoted in Automotive News saying the following:
This extraordinary quote didn't appear in the Lexington Herald Leader, the Louisville Courier Journal, or the Georgetown News-Graphic. Incredible!
So which is it, Mr. Gettelfinger: did the Big 3 automakers ruin themselves paying their employees too much or too little? Either way, this kind of brings into question the value of paying union dues, doesn't it?
This kind of double-talk from union guys strengthens the arguments against pro-labor union policies in Kentucky that scare off potential employers and inflate the cost of public construction projects.
Monday, January 26, 2009
How could they leave this out?!?!
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Paying a living family wage will give the economy a better boost than will all the government budget reducing smoke-and-mirrors tricks that Republicans try to pawn off.
The question that should be asked, is, "why is Kentucky shelling out money to Toyota of Georgetown?
That's like a bounty on the head of American auto workers, and a duty on American-made cars sold in Kentucky.
Unions are essential to have a growing middle class. Without adequate union wages, a middle class would be a thing of the past.
That of course would be a delight to Republicans and conservatives who base their economic philosophy on feudalism and robber barons.
John Stuart Mill hit the nail on the head when he said of conservatives:
"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives."
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