Automotive News, Media & Press - American Axle Strike

UAW workers have been on strike for 5 weeks. Paper says it's over wages and benefits.

This outfit provides axles to the auto industry.

The paper says American Axle handed over confidential financial records to the United Auto Workers.

So, I guess these records aren't confidential any longer and are now just records. My take on this is why? UAW represents the workers at American Axle. The workers nor the UAW own American Axle. The workers work the UAW represnts the workers as a group.

Thanks UAW lack of axles effected my sales. The money I made this month. By the way, what are your UNION dues. And would you p[lease post the salaries your union officers receive.

I remember when one GM component parts plant would stike in years past. Sales suffered until the strik was settled. Then GM spun of those plants and called them Delphi. Delphi made components for GM. Is it any wonder why Delphi is gone? Any wonder why those components GM then Delphi workers once made are made elsewhere?

UAW I hope you all are close to retirement. I hope you've invested well. In five years or less American Axle will be gone in the USA. Are you to blame? No! But living in a free country anyone can work anywhere they want. If you don't like management, what you're paid, what you do, how often you do it. Go someplace else. Striking only hurts other people.

:secret2: AGSAOMAHD - A grumpy sometimes angry old man and his dogs!

It has been screwing GM hardcore and it isn't even on the news. Why is no one talking about this?

I know of several supplies to GM who have had to tell their factory workers to take a break because GM can't make anything and therefore isn't ordering as much supplies!


Delphi was ridiculous! 30$/hr? Why even get a college degree if you can make that. Try 16$/hr. That is what they were worth for any other industry if even that!

GM should just resource the work to Mexico. It'll take two weeks.
That would send the UAW a little message. ;)

I'd rather not see that happen of course, but I think it would
wake a few people up. :nod:

By the way, this strike literally takes money out of my pocket.

I am not against unions, or union works. Today machines build all products. What does it take to run todays machines? Sure it hurts when anyone is asked to take a pay cut, or a cut in benefits. Conclusion go work somewhere else rather than strike. If you strike enough the company will move.......................................

Jakes Dad!

we own a chevy dealership in bama this has hurt us also,got a few trucks we cant get built,

Just when GM gets on it's feet, the union is there knock it back down again.

There's a bittersweet triumph in this AAM strike; if it affects GM enough it might force deep changes. One of those changes might be to swallow pride, and kill the UAW by reneging on the contracts, financially engineer a bankruptcy so it doesn't pay the UAW crowd penalties for reneging, and begin anew. It's too large to collapse with no chance of renewal without hitting the F5 scale on collateral damage.

I just hope for the strangulation of the UAW, as it has become an entrenched parasite on the company's jugular.

I'd rather buy from an American company with a heritage than another appliance. Doubly so in the future.

The Employees should buy out AAM, then they would own they’re own futures.

I was at AAM in the late nineties when I was an Engineer for GM. I was doing axle development work on the GM360 (Trail Blazer). I had some axle noise data that I was presenting at the time. 2 'wet behind the ears' young Engineers started attacking the data I was presenting. They said it wasn't representative of the dB levels that they see during their test. I responded by asking them where they performed their test and what type of instrumentation they use. They responded that they have an axle dyno at the facility along with the latest data acquisition equipment and it produces extremely reliable results. I told them I was satisfied with their answer.
Then, in an accusing tone they asked me when and where I acquired the data I was presenting? I responded 'This morning on your axle dyno'.

The Employees should buy out AAM, then they would own they’re own futures.

I was at AAM in the late nineties when I was an Engineer for GM. I was doing axle development work on the GM360 (Trail Blazer). I had some axle noise data that I was presenting at the time. 2 'wet behind the ears' young Engineers started attacking the data I was presenting. They said it wasn't representative of the dB levels that they see during their test. I responded by asking them where they performed their test and what type of instrumentation they use. They responded that they have an axle dyno at the facility along with the latest data acquisition equipment and it produces extremely reliable results. I told them I was satisfied with their answer.
Then, in an accusing tone they asked me when and where I acquired the data I was presenting? I responded 'This morning on your axle dyno'.

Haha. That's pretty funny. Did that happen at Mesa or back in Mich?

But, really... young guns have to try and prove themselves. They don't have any experience. I have heard that GM wants a Masters' for the new hire engineers now. For GM, Masters are what a 4 year degree was a couple of years ago. You can take my word for it. It has been stated by many ppl in GM.

In Michigan.

Most of the young Engineers learn eventually. Quite a few of the people in my group acquired their Masters in Engineering after they started. On the test side I would prefer experience over an advanced degree in most cases. On the theoretical side I could see it being worth while.