Is this why out trucks have so many stupid problems....???

[JCockerill]

FOXNews.com - Chrysler Autoworkers Caught on Camera Drinking Beer, Smoking Pot During Break



edit out should be "our"

 

[Motorhead]

Re-assuring... ... Isn't it!!!

 

[jgillott]

Amazing. Just amazing.

 

[RVTRKN]

My truck was made in Mexico, and more likely were most of the others. That video explains why we own Toyota's, because my wife refuses to purchase another American made Car. The last Dodge she bought, (Shadow) the transmission scrambled at 35K and was repaired under warranty only to have the the front strut fall out just after repair. I can mention more but I think we all know too well why the foreign auto's do so well here. The big three got to big for their britches, Unions destroyed the big three as well.

 

[RustyJC]

All three of my Dodge duallies have been Hecho in Mexico, and the build quality of each has been exceptional. Same for my wife's Toyota Highlander Limited - built in Japan, but also the same for my Acura 3. 2TL-S - built in Marysville, OH (a non-Union plant).



A shame, isn't it.....



Rusty

 

[Crunch]

My truck was made in Mexico, and more likely were most of the others.

So you're saying that we should pop the door liners to see if anything has been hidden inside?

 

[akshadow]

How about other professions?https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/images/smilies/

This video shows problems, These are problems, but walk into many restaurants and see people having a drink or two or three with lunch. Make you wonder about how good the decisions that afternoon are by you lawyer doctor stock broker, I could go on and on.



I am not against drinking but drinking then going to work degrades the work performed. My first boss, over 40 years ago, make it clear that drinks at lunch were not acceptable, And he downed plenty on weekends.

 

[Grizzly]

Blame it on the United Auto Workers. Besides my Mexican built Dodge, we have 3 Toyota's. The UAW will have to go a long ways before I buy another American made car or truck. I really wish I could buy American, but not until they can put some quality back in their cars and trucks.



george

 

[Grizzly]

So you're saying that we should pop the door liners to see if anything has been hidden inside?

Not to worry. The auto workers in Mexico are very conscientious about their work because there's a long line of workers outside the plant gate waiting to get their jobs if they screw up even once.



george

 

[Edgemann55]

Geez yea its the Unions fault that people get high on the job!I was a union member for 35 years with IBEW local 1245 in Cali and let me tell you if I failed a drug test no union rep could save my arss!

As far as our rides my truck was built in Mexico and it has been trouble free for 90K. Only thing other then regular maint was #4 injector line cracked. My wifes 03 Dodge Caravan just turned 120K and the only thing we have replaced was a water pump.

I tried a 03 Toyota Tundra between Dodges and what a nightmare that ride was. It was in the shop for brake problems from day one. I think Toyota stock must of dropped in value just from how many sets of rotors they had to warrenty on that truck.

 

[Crunch]

Not to worry. The auto workers in Mexico are very conscientious about their work because there's a long line of workers outside the plant gate waiting to get their jobs if they screw up even once.

I was thinking more along the lines of a bad surprise when the cops run a sniffer dog around the truck and "Hecho en Mexico" refers to more than the truck.

 

[RVTRKN]

Unions have raised the costs of manufacturing and protected employees that need to be fired. (just watch video) I've worked for the AFL/CIO and one of the reasons I quit, nothing like having to work harder to meet the negotiated quota per hour because everyone else has abused their sick leave for a regular day off. I was raised to work hard and give your employer 110%, after all he puts your bread and butter on your dinner table. If you squeeze your employer hard enough, he has to make profit from somewhere and higher costs as well as lower quality is the first to suffer.

 

[TCDiesel]

How many guys in that video 8/10 ,and then return to work, How many UAWs on that shift? How many knew they were drinking at break and returning to work? AND DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT..... UNION BROTHER HOOD AT ITS BEST Ugh..... The really said part is the law will probably protect them form permanently being fired. You DON'T catch drug use and drinking,YOU DECIDE TO TO THEM. and when to do them. . Is it to much to ask to be Alcohol and Drug free for 8/10 hrs daily?

 

[roadking]

we have nothing to worry about they weren't mexicans

 

[BIGNASTY]

oh no

Unions have raised the costs of manufacturing and protected employees that need to be fired. (just watch video) I've worked for the AFL/CIO and one of the reasons I quit, nothing like having to work harder to meet the negotiated quota per hour because everyone else has abused their sick leave for a regular day off. I was raised to work hard and give your employer 110%, after all he puts your bread and butter on your dinner table. If you squeeze your employer hard enough, he has to make profit from somewhere and higher costs as well as lower quality is the first to suffer.

dont start the union thing again some get P Oed when you talk about the slackers (they may have been a slacker)

 

[JTucholke]

dont start the union thing again some get P Oed when you talk about the slackers (they may have been a slacker)

Yep Bignasty, I'm one of them. I've seen the other side where people are abused because they have no representation - and there are others waiting in line for a crappy corporate no-advancement job.



Geez people - Unions are what helped put the Middle class on the map. I realize there may be some abuse occasionally, but I FEAR corporations that are in ultimate control with no one to answer to. Seriously, are you on the side of people or big money? WHO do corporations answer to other than unions and stockholders?



As far as giving 110%, that's great. But what is even better is giving 95- 100% -so you have something left for your family, and the other important things in life besides work. And no, I'm not talking about slacking.



Flame away... .

 

[Edgemann55]

Yep Bignasty, I'm one of them. I've seen the other side where people are abused because they have no representation - and there are others waiting in line for a crappy corporate no-advancement job.



Geez people - Unions are what helped put the Middle class on the map. I realize there may be some abuse occasionally, but I FEAR corporations that are in ultimate control with no one to answer to. Seriously, are you on the side of people or big money? WHO do corporations answer to other than unions and stockholders?



As far as giving 110%, that's great. But what is even better is giving 95- 100% -so you have something left for your family, and the other important things in life besides work. And no, I'm not talking about slacking.



Flame away... .

Well said. Since the mid 80's union representation has gone south and so have middle class wages. I'm glad i am retired and my family has the peace of mind we can keep a roof over our heads and have some form of medical insurance because my big,bad union helped get those things for me and my fellow members. I guess I should just work till death and trust that those great corporations will pay fairly with some health bene'sOr would that cut into there multi million dollar paychecks and there paltry retirement packages when they leave after a few years at the helm. I see what my kids are trying to live on and the wages they are offered-some no more a hour then I made 30 years ago. As far as slackers they are in every form of life-Unions did not create them-I worked hard every day of my life. #@$%!

 

[ata]

Did anyone ever think if it was not for the Unions we might have the SAME PAY SCALE here as they do in Mexico. Did you not hear about how strong the Unions are in Europe and the wages and benefits they make. Come on guys the wages in this country on the middle class worker maybe staying at the same level but look at what has happened to the benefits GONE! I worked Union for 31 years the wife got to stay home and take care of me the kids and the house and we lived good. Yes I agree some people work the system. But I have seen the same type of people in the non-union shops too! I'm sure there are some good non-union jobs out there it's just that I never found one and I had a few before and after I worked union.

 

[Crunch]

Did anyone ever think if it was not for the Unions we might have the SAME PAY SCALE here as they do in Mexico. Did you not hear about how strong the Unions are in Europe and the wages and benefits they make.

Well, over the years unions have been both a blessing and a curse. Decades ago they were essential to ensure safe working conditions and fair pay for workers. That need has diminished in recent years. It makes no sense to require a union carpenter to cut a 2X4 if it is over a certain length, but a roofer or electrician can cut it if it is shorter. There is also a lot to be said for quality of work and being a good employee vs. advancing solely on seniority. Regarding the recent mine tragedies that have occurred in recent years, most people blame the mine owners, pointing out all kinds of safety measures that could have been implemented. But why didn't the unions make these a top priority instead of things like breaks, vacations and overtime for working past a certain hour regardless of when the employee started work that day? I have relatives who are union electricians and I hear all kinds of things about them not being able to do their work until very minor tasks are done by people who are members of other unions. Texas is a right to work state, and we don't seem to have problems with low wages or poor working conditions. We've been invaded by the U-Haul Army for the last 30 years because people see opportunity here. Texas has also been one of the least affected states in the recession and are coming out of it quicker than most states. We're also snagging businesses every day from places like California and New York, which are both heavily regulated and unionized. Detroit has gone into the crapper while the jobs they used to have are now scattered all over the South and being done by non-union workers. Government unions have seen to it that government workers at the federal level are making twice what their private sector counterparts are making. It's way out of whack, and there is a lot to be said for an employee having a slight bit of fear in the back of their head if they aren't doing their best work. It's sad that our trucks are not made in the USA, but I have no problem with the quality of work done in Saltillo compared to that done in the U. S. In 2007 GM and Toyota both sold about the same number of vehicles. But GM lost billions while Toyota made billions in profit. If I remember correctly, about $3000 of the cost of every GM vehicle sold went to pay the benefits of GM workers, and the company paid out more in pensions and health care benefits to retired workers, and 90% wages to laid off workers (who also had the option of turning down work when they were laid off) than they paid to current employees. Now GM is owned by the federal government and the union. I can't think of a worse combination for ownership. There was a comment by a recent GM CEO about how when he took the job he thought he would be running a car company, but in reality he was running a health care fund.

 

[AABEN]

Blame it on the United Auto Workers. Besides my Mexican built Dodge, we have 3 Toyota's. The UAW will have to go a long ways before I buy another American made car or truck. I really wish I could buy American, but not until they can put some quality back in their cars and trucks.



george

That is why the country is in a bad shape!! Jest give your money to Japan they are the one that jumped us in Pearl Harbor and killed hundred of are people in World War 2 I will not buy a Japan own car comp car! Did you loose any of your family in that WAR ??