Strike Day 25: General Motors Wants No Part Of Job Security As Negotiations Resume

The greatest incentive for success is the fear of failure. How is job security working out at the post office, other government agencies ,the teacher's union (think rubber rooms), etc. Job security is a disincentive and breeds inefficiency. While I'm all for American jobs you have to take risks creating something of value to succeed. The combination of GM being risk adverse and union job security will lead to mediocrity and bankruptcy.

Agreed!

How many people have negotiated for new job position with terms for minimum employment period?

UAW is still thinking like old-school union when the industry has to evolve for the new-school economy.

First of absolutely no one has job security and GM won’t be a company that validates to UAW by showing others, “hey the UAW just got job security, “we” need the UAW so we can get it to!” Also guaranteed jobs n benefits mean permanent fixed costs which was the noose that drove GM into bankruptcy.

No, this is truly a line in-the sand moment for both but GM has the resources to go longer. The employees are living on $250 per week which will be uncomfortable in a few more weeks. They’re already the highest paid in the industry but are demanding more...

Check out the Car & Driver article on the UAW demands GM change its business model from future EVs back to exclusively ICE...

German Auto workers are by FAR the highest paid auto-workers- Average Pay is almost TWICE that of the USA. It is interesting that the average German Auto Worker ALSO produces nearly twice as many cars as the American counterpart - and their quality in the USA does not approach that in Germany as well.

Being retrained for OTHER jobs is not as easy as it seems - since there are not that many other jobs available as well. But today - the problem is that the taste is changing to SUVs and away from regular sedans. Sedan production was the basis for these companies for decades - which is why they kept it in the USA. Now that people are not buying them - the factories that produce the SUV are newer and in other countries - so GM MUST cut back in the USA.(Those plants are among the oldest GM has.

An alternative is employment security, wherein as technologies and conditions change, the individual has an opportunity to take other jobs in the company. Coupled with wage benchmarking of similar jobs in the industry, including non-union firms, the new position maybe at a lower pay scale, but they still have a job. If education reimbursement is offered the individual also has the opportunity to increase their skill set to take other even higher paying positions in the firm. But it's the individual's responsibility to take the initiative. Some high tech firms do this.

Why should ANY worker have automatic job security? Due process yes, but not blanket job security.