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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 3, 2023 9:38:33 GMT -5
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Post by SFC (R) B on Oct 3, 2023 10:17:54 GMT -5
Daphne and I went to One Eyed Jacks last Saturday in Winamac. We both had burgers, fries and a soft drink and split an appetizer and slice of pie. $63 out the door. Is their tenderloin as good as reported? Asking for a friend.......
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Post by ukwil on Oct 3, 2023 16:37:03 GMT -5
We are a family of 5. I know the pain all too well. Only time we go out is to celebrate a birthday, etc. Ive got a 13 y.o. son who we can't fill up. Just curious as to passing the blame on the UAW? I'm a 4th generation auto worker who's a proud UAW member. Our wages are not the biggest factor in the rise of vehicle costs. The media just makes it seem that way. We went 12 years with out a raise, yet vehicle costs continued to rise. From 2019-2023 our wages went up 5%. Yet the cost to replace my 2016 F-150 went up approx. 40-45%. So explain to me how our wages and benefits did that...? I think the problem (for those of us that do have a problem) is that in an environment that already has very high inflation AND a UAW workforce that is currently making +-30% more per hour than the national average (not including benefits) which equal 15+% of a car's price the UAW comes out with demands that are pretty outrageous on their face. The average UAW wage is currently $58k (wage only) and the current demand is a 40% raise COUPLED with a reduction in hours to 32 a week (that comes up to $48 and hour for a part time job with a total labor cost of $150hr with benefits) AND a return to the old pension plan that nearly bankrupted the Big 3 previously. Trying to link pay directly to profits or product cost is pretty problematic when the majority of the workforce being covered by the contract provide no specialized skill to the process. The labor market is such that replacements would not be hard to come by. When you couple that with the bombastic, threatening and insulting rhetoric from the UAW leadership like the president, and I have no stomach for it. Personally, I also have the perspective of my father being a Chrysler Dealership bodyman for almost 50 years and the OG sellout the UAW did by making the bargain with management to not take those folks in return for more $$$$ in the coffer. UAW strikes affect those highly skilled and trained folks horribly and do ZERO for them on the back end. The 32 hour work week everyone is grabbing at was never a realistic demand. As were the pensions. Neither will make it, media just likes to throw more mud.
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Post by esshup on Oct 3, 2023 16:41:49 GMT -5
Always ask for more than you expect to get.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 3, 2023 16:45:13 GMT -5
Always ask for more than you expect to get. Absolutely…….worst they can say is NO
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Post by greyhair on Oct 3, 2023 17:27:51 GMT -5
People making more money is a good thing. Does a person reach their retirement years and say "I sure wish my employer had paid me less"?
Be happy for people when they get big raises!
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 3, 2023 17:49:54 GMT -5
Daphne and I went to One Eyed Jacks last Saturday in Winamac. We both had burgers, fries and a soft drink and split an appetizer and slice of pie. $63 out the door. Is their tenderloin as good as reported? Asking for a friend....... Heck yeah it is!!!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 3, 2023 18:14:09 GMT -5
People making more money is a good thing. Does a person reach their retirement years and say "I sure wish my employer had paid me less"? Be happy for people when they get big raises! Respectfully' I hear you but that one is hard to swallow when prices go up, I work hard, check all the boxes, and don't get a raise. I'm doing ok but prices are catching up and hunting everyone's income vs outgoing cash flow.
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Post by beermaker on Oct 3, 2023 19:25:50 GMT -5
People making more money is a good thing. Does a person reach their retirement years and say "I sure wish my employer had paid me less"? Be happy for people when they get big raises! Who doesn't want to make more money? Who wants to see that same money spent on the costs of living with no increase in lifestyle? When our family wants to enjoy new non-essential activities or goods, we reduce consumption of others. So, if minimum wage reaches $15/hr and that results in fast food workers not being able to afford the very food that they serve, are they better off? If wages for the individuals that cut grass go up to a point that their customers say no more and do it themselves, are said individuals better off? Should we be happy for them not having work? Does a person reach retirement age and say "I'm thankful for all of my raises, but I'm still working because the costs of goods and services are preventing me from retiring"? It's all relevant! Please explain how there is a different reality regarding finances and economics.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 5, 2023 1:07:57 GMT -5
Not many mom and pop places left, but that's where we prefer to go. Where you can get breakfast all day. Usually reasonable prices, and way better taste than assembly line food. Couple small town places we like in the NW.
Moms Cafe, Mama T's, Grandmas in LaPorte Memos in Michigan City Sunrise Cafe in Walkerton Plaza Restaurant in Niles
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