They all have factories in the US, so why isn't UAW unionizing Toyota et al and bleed them dry they way they've ruined GM, Chrysler and Ford?Why doesn't UAW go after Toyota and other foreign car companies they way they go after the Big Three?The UAW is their own worst enemy there is no doubt, but greed, egos and poor management have also bled the big 3 dry.
If we build it they will buy it, what other choice do they have
Cheaper, find a way to build it cheaper
As long as it lasts long enough to get through the warranty period
We want them to need/want to trade every 4 years
We can build it cheaper in Mexico
Profits, profits, profits, profits, profits
Pass the costs along to the buyers
Not until the government forces it
Outsource it to a cheaper labor environment
These are just some of the attitudes management has projected.
The materials and technology are available to build a 20 year half million mile vehicle, they are just repressed. Why doesn't UAW go after Toyota and other foreign car companies they way they go after the Big Three?
You've partially answered your own question.
The Big 3 (GM,Chrysler %26amp; Ford) are American car companies.That means that they are both headquartered in the United States and that is where most of their vehicles are made.
Foreign car companies such as Toyota, have established some U.S. factories but originally their vehicles were made overseas in the same countries where they are headquartered.Yes, the larger foreign car companies have established headquarters in the U.S. but this is just to make meetings with U.S. unions,suppliers,dealers,advertising ,etc. easier. The orders still come from the company's main headquarters outside the U.S.
As a result of all this different parts of the legal code apply.
For the Big Three the section of the legal code that applies is that regarding Domestic ( American based) companies.
For the foreign care companies the section of the legal code that applies is that regarding how the unions get to deal with foreign companies that employ the union's workers.
The second factor to consider is how long has each of the foreign car companies had plants in the United States compared to the Big 3 ?
I suggest you go to the website for each car company you are interested in and get the information. Then draw a graph to compare how long each has had plants in the United States.
Why doesn't UAW go after Toyota and other foreign car companies they way they go after the Big Three?The employees at Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, etc... make good money so the unions are not needed. Mercedes in Alabama tops out at about 27.00 an hour, family med insurance is less than 200.00 a month, they get Christmas bonuses from 3000 - 6000 every year, get a 100.00 a month bonus if they show up for work every day that month, they close, for Christmas, for about a week and a half (with pay). If they voted the union in all of that would become a negotiated benefit.
Once a year they have a drawing and the winner gets a brand new Mercedes to use for a year.
With all that going on who in their right mind would vote in a union?Why doesn't UAW go after Toyota and other foreign car companies they way they go after the Big Three?
They have.
Do not think the UAW heads have not thought the "foreign" plants are are not a nice cash cow to collect union dues from!
But, when these "foreign" plant workers hold votes, UAW is voted DOWN!
So, if you are thinking this is a "domestic" manufacturer digging its own grave, you are pretty much right.Why doesn't UAW go after Toyota and other foreign car companies they way they go after the Big Three?most of their plants are located in the south which down there they have not so strict union rules and stuff. and the union originated in the north anyway back around the time of the industrial Revolution which was mostly taking place in the north. about the early 1900'sWhy doesn't UAW go after Toyota and other foreign car companies they way they go after the Big Three?
Gawd Knows, the unions have tried. But if you were an employee at one of these plants and knew the history of the UAW would you want them at your door. They have been booted out of almost every facility that they have tried to recruit at.
the big three had all that happen with the unions over the last several decades to get this way. Toyota only recently got in the states.
