General Motors announces it will close Holden Adelaide operations in 2017

[bfit]

^ They'll have to make sure they get rid of the union.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/high-wages-stall-holden-engine/story-fnkdypbm-1226779253154#

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Unions had the place 50 years ago and did a creditably job
Now day every thing including breathing is regulated
I have been a union delegate, now days I employ people 
I have seen both sides.

Twice in my life time I have need the back up of the union
What I go was the back view if the local delegate going to lunch with the management.

Business now days have too much sh_t to deal with before making a profit
OH yes and them the government put the hand in your pocket
And the state government too with their bullsh#t taxes

And what does the government do with our money

And when they have wasted as much as they can, then they sell some infrastructure for a short time gain

Commonwealth bank
Telstra (they sell Telstra and buy back the pits for more than the original sale price )
etc

unions and government doing a good job ?
no!


Bfit

[bfit]

Entitlements and redundancies payouts
I wont start on that
I will only say what a lot of S___
bfit

[Jethro]

Young Rob don't bottle up all that pent up anger, let it go son

[bfit]

Jethro
its a long standing fact in  business.
if you want to loose money
Put a politician in charge

They could not  make a profit  running  brothel

Bfit

[gtc]

They could not  make a profit  running  brothel

... but as we have seen from newspaper reports, brothels can make a profit from their visits.

[Scott]

From whose visits?  The pollies or the union reps? 

[86er]

Not far wrong.
I have had a saying for a long time now
"Businesses in the past started, grew & where prosperous with no degrees, now you degrees that close businesses"
Go figure

[bfit]

Not far wrong.
I have had a saying for a long time now
"Businesses in the past started, grew & where prosperous with no degrees, now you degrees that close businesses"
Go figure

I   concur
Bfit

[Jethro]

I   concur
Bfit

Well if Bob Concurs so do I and the I's have it

[gtc]

From whose visits?  The pollies or the union reps? 

In NSW it's usually both!

 

[MY081]

With a bottle of Amerian Honey i can get Bob to concur with just about anything !!

[bfit]

With a bottle of Amerian Honey i can get Bob to concur with just about anything !!

Lol
Bob

[Miss Independent]

Interesting read Guys,

[Jethro]

Check this clip out ...

http://youtu.be/Lvl5Gan69Wo

[gtc]

In 1941 the 20th century was termed the first great American Century.

No prize for guessing what the 21st century will be called.

[VETTENUT]

二十一世紀！LOL

[gtc]

二十一世紀！LOL

Correct, except for the spelling errors.

(and there's no prize, as previously stated.)

[bfit]

No one worried when Holden was sold to GM  in 1931
The majority of Australians don't  buy Holden  or ford 
This means now a  Holden with come from OS  like most of the cars in Australia

Australia has Been going  down hill for 30 odd years in manufacturing while
our governments have done jack sh_t to promote training apprentices etc
Where did they, the governments think the lack of input would take our country
Bfit

Mmm unions have some responsibility in the suituation as well
Screw the company  until it closes

[gtc]

Australia has Been going  down hill for 30 odd years in manufacturing while
our governments have done jack sh_t to promote training apprentices etc

Would you expect anything different from the lawyers and self-serving union officials that form these governments?

It's said that we get the governments we deserve. We must have been very bad to deserve what we get here.

Mmm unions have some responsibility in the suituation as well
Screw the company  until it closes

... and then head for Centrelink. We pay, one way or another.

[StephenSLR]

In 1941 the 20th century was termed the first great American Century.

Yeah, I recall a statement that Europe was the superpower in the 19th century, USA in the 20th and China will be it for the 21st.

There was a great boom in China recently but the momentum is slowing down, similarly it's also happening in India, many Euro and US companies I deal with have set up factories in China and/or India. 

e.g. a few companies offer us a Chinese/Indian price as well as a German price for say valves or pumps, the internals are still made in Germany however.

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