The Roanoke Slant

Roanoke Times, 2/2/08, Pg 1: UAW members at Dublin’s Volvo plant walked out. Big photo of happy smiling workers carrying signs.
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What a sad and pathetic sight. Unions have historically been very good organizations to represent workers. However, they also have been very bad forces that work against the best interests of workers.
Volvo-Dublin pays well, particularly relative to current economic conditions and the Dublin Va south-west location and they provide a good, safe and friendly workplace.
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Volvo is under great business stress as are all American manufacturing companies. Foreign competition combined with stifling regulation at the local, state and federal levels have resulted in “made in the USA” a dwindling label and there are powerful groups dedicated to totally wipe it out ASAP.
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The new diesel emissions requirements have already had a major negative impact on sales and production:
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2006/10/hoping-for-payback.html
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The current economic slowdown will only reduce further the market for new Volvo-Dublin manufactured trucks. Given this workplace and business environment how can this union act in such an irresponsible manner?
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Oh yes, Hillary and Obama have heartily endorsed this strike. Something about a Democrat primary election next Tuesday. How dull and lame is that!
On the one hand they lament to loss of “middle income” jobs while at the same time they support taxes and regulations that drive manufacturing out of the US. What a team!
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2005/04/toyota-to-help-us-out.html
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