Yeah, Toyota just opened up a truck plant in Texas. And they have had the Camry plant in Georgetown, Ky. for a number of years. BUT, this is how they play the game.
Workers at the Ky. plant who are experiencing Metacarpal Tunnel Syndrome after assembling there for several years go to the plant doctor to report it. They are quickly told' No, you didn't do that here' and are promptly fired. That puts the scare into the others.
Workers at this same plant are not given time to go to the bathroom and are worked like scalded dogs. Workers at this plant are harrassed by management and threatened against organizing. Obviously a lot of you 'I'll buy what I want' are not used to actually having to work for a living. So go ahead and knife your fellow American in the back. If these Toyota plants were unionized then I would say they really cared about their workers, but they don't.
Oh, and by the way, read the report put out by the Level Field Institute on January 22, 2007. You can find it on the Internet. It states (quote) " Despite the massive buyouts at General Motors and Ford, American automakers will still support 2.5 times more jobs for every vehicle they build in the United States than their foreign competitors. Even after the cuts, the Detroit automakers will employ 33 U.S. workers, including white and blue collar employees, per 1,000 vehicles sold, compared to 14 workers per 1,000 vehicles for foreign brands. Chrysler leads with 42 workers per thousand, followed by Ford at 31 and GM at 29. Few foreign automakers develop new vehicles in the U.S. and those that do still rely heavily on foreign engineering for many parts."
My last two Ford Tauruses that I drove to work ran over a quarter million miles each,and I never did a bloody thing to them.
I spoke with a man at the gas station today that was almost in tears because his 4 year old Mitsubishi just had a $467 starter installed. He told me he was going BACK to GM as soon as possible. Good for him. At least he doesn't follow the crowd.
