Anyone hearing anything about the union vote in Canton?

They do not stop voting until 7:00 pm tonight.

so if it gets unionized, how long before Nissan pulls out of Canton?

and then those workers will wish they hadn't unionized

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According to the Clarion-Leger they started voting this morning and will accept ballots until 7 p.m.

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I wonder if this will have a Detroit-style ballot box stuffing.

I'm calling it

Yes: 8,843
No: 2,163

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They'll move a couple of the lines to Tennessee .

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I doubt Nissan is going to walk away from a 3 billion dollar investment. They will outsource the work to contractors.

Is the UAW going to try to rebuild themselves with racial divisive nonsense?

The NYT article said the vote will probably be along racial lines and talked about the UAW strategy there. It was pretty disappointing to read.

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The NYT article said the vote will probably be along racial lines and talked about the UAW strategy there. It was pretty disappointing to read.

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Isn't everything in today's world decided along the racial lines?

According to NYT, they average about $24 per hour plus 14 vacation days every year and a $4,000 annual bonus. Some get $26 per hour.

You are not going to find that with a high school diploma in central Mississippi. Joining the UAW would essentially be pulling up the ladder for other people that might want a job like that in the future. It will turn off companies to invest in the area - especially car companies.

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According to NYT, they average about $24 per hour plus 14 vacation days every year and a $4,000 annual bonus. Some get $26 per hour.

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Same shite happened in Monroe around the mid 90's at the Guide plant. They made headlamps for GM. I had numerous class mates from high school that went to work there making $16-20/ hr at 18 years old driving a forklift. Once they became unionized, they would clock in on Friday evenings, go to their camps for the weekend, then clock out Sunday evening on their way home all the while making time and a half all weekend. These were the guys at 18-20 years old making 75k a year thinking they had life by the balls.