Reply #14: But the foreign automaker workers have NO protections [View All]

[BluegrassDem]

I live just 20 minutes from the Toyota plant in Georgetown. I have family members working there and neighbors. They have no union and all I ever hear are complaints about the working conditions. The managers there are pure slave drivers, plain and simple. Yes, the people work there and make decent money cause no other plants around pay that much, but they are the Wal-Mart of the auto industry. So don't pat yourself on the back too much for buying foreign.

At least the unions do provide better benefits and pay for their workers. They also have a lot of rules and guidelines so managers don't abuse their workers. Those auto unions DO provide protections. Of course, they can't stop the company from shutting down plants and offering buyouts. But at least with GM and Ford, they are offering buyouts! If Toyota went under, their workers wouldn't get a red cent.