http://washingtonindependent.com/21429/the-surprising-support-for-the-chicago-factory-standoff National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/21429/the-surprising-support-for-the-chicago-factory-standoff/comment-page-1#comment-35565 larvae Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:19:25 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=21429#comment-35565 My husband lost his job a month ago ...they called him into a meeting and just let everyone go that day. We had no idea and have 4 kids to support. My husband lost his job a month ago …they called him into a meeting and just let everyone go that day. We had no idea and have 4 kids to support.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/21429/the-surprising-support-for-the-chicago-factory-standoff/comment-page-1#comment-35566 Jake Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:05:50 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=21429#comment-35566 While there's widespread media attention to, and much public sympathy for, the Republic workers, labor unions are still being trashed by auto execs, the press, and the public, vis-a-vis the plight of American auto manufacturers. Even though it only requires 20-30 manhours to build a car ($1200 to $1800 in cost for a $30,000 car), union workers continue to be berated for "making too much". Big Business, and politicians, still control the public discourse and will continue to make unionized labor a whipping boy. Republic happens to represent a unique confluence of events; it doesn't, IMHO, represent any broad change in public attitude toward "overpaid" workers. While there's widespread media attention to, and much public sympathy for, the Republic workers, labor unions are still being trashed by auto execs, the press, and the public, vis-a-vis the plight of American auto manufacturers. Even though it only requires 20-30 manhours to build a car ($1200 to $1800 in cost for a $30,000 car), union workers continue to be berated for “making too much”. Big Business, and politicians, still control the public discourse and will continue to make unionized labor a whipping boy. Republic happens to represent a unique confluence of events; it doesn't, IMHO, represent any broad change in public attitude toward “overpaid” workers.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/21429/the-surprising-support-for-the-chicago-factory-standoff/comment-page-1#comment-13646 larvae Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:19:25 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=21429#comment-13646 My husband lost his job a month ago ...they called him into a meeting and just let everyone go that day. We had no idea and have 4 kids to support. My husband lost his job a month ago …they called him into a meeting and just let everyone go that day. We had no idea and have 4 kids to support.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/21429/the-surprising-support-for-the-chicago-factory-standoff/comment-page-1#comment-13645 Jake Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:05:50 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=21429#comment-13645 While there's widespread media attention to, and much public sympathy for, the Republic workers, labor unions are still being trashed by auto execs, the press, and the public, vis-a-vis the plight of American auto manufacturers. Even though it only requires 20-30 manhours to build a car ($1200 to $1800 in cost for a $30,000 car), union workers continue to be berated for "making too much". Big Business, and politicians, still control the public discourse and will continue to make unionized labor a whipping boy. Republic happens to represent a unique confluence of events; it doesn't, IMHO, represent any broad change in public attitude toward "overpaid" workers. While there's widespread media attention to, and much public sympathy for, the Republic workers, labor unions are still being trashed by auto execs, the press, and the public, vis-a-vis the plight of American auto manufacturers. Even though it only requires 20-30 manhours to build a car ($1200 to $1800 in cost for a $30,000 car), union workers continue to be berated for “making too much”. Big Business, and politicians, still control the public discourse and will continue to make unionized labor a whipping boy. Republic happens to represent a unique confluence of events; it doesn't, IMHO, represent any broad change in public attitude toward “overpaid” workers.

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