Assembly Line

Debunking the myth of the $70-per-hour autoworker.

But the next time you hear somebody say the unions have to make serious salary and benefit concessions, keep in mind that they already have--enough to keep the companies competitive, if only they can survive this crisis. Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
3.7
by Jack Dinkmeyer - Nov. 24, 2008

Basic, straight-forward journalism using fairly easily obtained research. Which begs the question: if one journalist can get the real story, why can’t all the media report the facts? Doing it right isn’t exactly rocket science.

The media continue to paint American auto manufacturers as the black villains of bad management and outrageous legacy costs. So why don't they get facts straight like this article? Why do they paint Americans the black knights stuck with “legacy costs”? That phrase, “legacy costs”, is like another ultra conservative fairy tale: “partial birth abortion”. Neither of which exists in the real world. Welcome to media out foxing Fox Spews.

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