• CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    10 months ago

    And IIRC this is after making a bunch of concessions during the previous contract negotiation where they forgoed pay raises which was only supposed to be a temporary measure. This was nearly a decade ago.

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      10 months ago

      When the automakers were facing bankruptcy. The unions just want back the benefits they had before.

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        10 months ago

        Yep it seems like when times are tough, these companies want to claw back whatever money they can. When times are good, these companies want to claw back whatever money they can.

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        And they aren’t even asking to have the companies make up for all that they lost either, just getting back on track.