All too often in America today we read so many stories about US companies cutting jobs and shipping them overseas or companies not paying workers living wages. So it was a great change of pace to read about General Motors providing their hourly workers with at least $3,000 each in profit-sharing bonuses this year.
As I surfed online for more information on this news, I noticed that the anti-union/ anti-worker crowds are already out in force repeating corporate anti-worker talking points ad nauseum. One commenter ridiculously urging others "not to buy from GM" or another commenter seemingly hoping that GM fails. I don't understand this insanity?
Do these individuals not realize it was companies like GM that basically built states like Michigan and the strong middle class life that is continuously reminisced about from the 50's and 60's? Do they not realize that without these type of jobs, you would not have a middle class that afforded so many households to have Moms waiting at home when their children returned from school? Do they not realize that these jobs, with their good wages and benefits, allowed so many Americans to send their children to college, often times for the first time in that families' history?
This hatred of workers and unions is something that I truly do not understand? The union is there to represent the workers at the table when companies make important decisions about pay rates, benefits or whether or not to add or cut jobs. Without jobs with good pay, there are no consumers to buy products or services. Without them where would any company be?
Here is a link to a video news report from a local Michigan television station about the GM worker bonus.
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