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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Workers are on strike at all 3 Detroit auto makers for the first time in their union's history

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Workers are on strike at all 3 Detroit auto makers for the first time in their union's history

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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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About 13,000 U.S. auto workers have stopped making vehicles and headed for the picket lines. Their leaders have been unable to bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.
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    “The automakers, however, say they’re facing unprecedented demands on capital as they develop and build new electric vehicles while at the same time making gas-powered cars, SUVs and trucks to pay the bills.“

    GM’s full-year 2022 revenue was $156.7 billion.

    Keep clutching your pearls, automakers. You disingenuous fucks.

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      and the government keeps giving them plenty of handouts to make the transition “easier”. fucking insane.

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        Oligarchies are expected to lie, cheat, and steal. That’s what makes them an oligarchy.

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      General Motors Co. booked $9.9 billion in net income last year, down from 2021’s $10 billion despite chronic supply chain woes, rising interest rates and a slowing economy.

      GM’s comparatively strong financial performance enabled the Detroit automaker to deliver profit-sharing bonuses of $12,750 to approximately 42,300 hourly employees (total number of employees in 2022 was 167,000) - GM’s highest such profit-sharing payout. The bonuses total $500 million for the year, the company said.

      https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2023/01/31/gm-reports-nearly-10-billion-in-profit-in-2022/69856635007/

      https://investor.gm.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gm-reports-third-quarter-2022-results

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        How well do you sleep well at night after shilling for large corporations online?

        “GM’s full-year 2022 revenue was $156.7 billion, net income attributable to stockholders was $9.9 billion and EBIT-adjusted was a record $14.5 billion. Results were at the high-end of the company’s revised EBIT-adjusted guidance range.”

        https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gm-releases-2022-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-results-and-2023-guidance-301734091.html

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          I’m sorry, what the fuck are you talking about?

          Is raw earnings data too biased for you? What point do you think im trying to make?

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            Around these parts you can’t just put information without stating your bias. Your bias WILL be assumed and you WILL be canceled.

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      We have so much capital demand that we did almost 3 billion in stock buybacks the last two years… yeah that makes sense. They just bought back shares 3 months ago.

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      Revenue is not profit

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        My B. 14.5 billion in profits. Clearly they are saints, with the welfare of the common man foremost in their thoughts.

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