Rebranding: How much will the IAW Escalade co
05-04-2009, 06:45 AM
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Rebranding: How much will the IAW Escalade co
...verses the Cadillac (GM) Escalade?
Now that the union is in charge, at the dealerships can we expect:
Tuesday though Friday, 8am - 4:30pm the base model costs $64 K.
Tuesday though Friday, 4:30pm - 8pm the base model costs $96 K. (1.5X more)
All day Saturday, the base model costs $96 K. (1.5X more)
All day on Sunday (and all dealerships will be encouraged to have Sunday hours) base model costs $128 K. (2X more)
Here's the real kicker, if a dealership sells a vehicle on Sunday, all day Monday, the Escalade costs $128 K. (2X more)
over???
Now that the union is in charge, at the dealerships can we expect:
Tuesday though Friday, 8am - 4:30pm the base model costs $64 K.
Tuesday though Friday, 4:30pm - 8pm the base model costs $96 K. (1.5X more)
All day Saturday, the base model costs $96 K. (1.5X more)
All day on Sunday (and all dealerships will be encouraged to have Sunday hours) base model costs $128 K. (2X more)
Here's the real kicker, if a dealership sells a vehicle on Sunday, all day Monday, the Escalade costs $128 K. (2X more)
over???
05-04-2009, 07:01 AM
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I don't know how much it will co 
I worked in a division of a giant company where our product was under a tight schedule. The union workers refused to come in on saturdays so that they could get paid double time on Sunday instead. And, yea, they had a loop hole that kept the double time (they used to call it the 'riding the gravy train') going on monday and beyond.
I hope they saved all that gravy. The plant was closed
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I worked in a division of a giant company where our product was under a tight schedule. The union workers refused to come in on saturdays so that they could get paid double time on Sunday instead. And, yea, they had a loop hole that kept the double time (they used to call it the 'riding the gravy train') going on monday and beyond.
I hope they saved all that gravy. The plant was closed
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05-06-2009, 02:47 PM
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Wow, a giant company?
A tight schedule?
That's way more important than seeing your kids on the weekends.
Oh yeah, great idea to offer an economic incentive (double time) on one day when you need extra help, but not on another. That will surely cause people to make irrational decisions and work on both days evenly. What kind of management genius thought that one through? I can just hear him laughing, "We'll save a fortune not paying OT on Saturday! I'll cash in my seven figure bonus tomorrow!"
A tight schedule?
That's way more important than seeing your kids on the weekends.
Oh yeah, great idea to offer an economic incentive (double time) on one day when you need extra help, but not on another. That will surely cause people to make irrational decisions and work on both days evenly. What kind of management genius thought that one through? I can just hear him laughing, "We'll save a fortune not paying OT on Saturday! I'll cash in my seven figure bonus tomorrow!"
05-06-2009, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by robthree
Wow, a giant company?
A tight schedule?
That's way more important than seeing your kids on the weekends.
Oh yeah, great idea to offer an economic incentive (double time) on one day when you need extra help, but not on another. That will surely cause people to make irrational decisions and work on both days evenly. What kind of management genius thought that one through? I can just hear him laughing, "We'll save a fortune not paying OT on Saturday! I'll cash in my seven figure bonus tomorrow!"
A tight schedule?
That's way more important than seeing your kids on the weekends.
Oh yeah, great idea to offer an economic incentive (double time) on one day when you need extra help, but not on another. That will surely cause people to make irrational decisions and work on both days evenly. What kind of management genius thought that one through? I can just hear him laughing, "We'll save a fortune not paying OT on Saturday! I'll cash in my seven figure bonus tomorrow!"
I'm also guessing that they offered 1.5X pay for Sat. and 2X on Sun. - typical.
Some of the contracts allow double time to continue on Mon. for instance, if you worked 12 hrs on Sun.
Sweet deal (or sweet corn) if u asked me.
05-07-2009, 04:17 AM
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"Oh yeah, great idea to offer an economic incentive (double time) on one day when you need extra help, but not on another. " - Rob3
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Okay you two need to stay away from sharp objects.
Typical union pay:
8 hours- straight pay
after 8 hours - time and a half
Saturday, Holidays - time and a half
Sunday - double time
"I'm guessing the maker of canned green beans, corn, etc, 'ho, ho, ho green giant." - Skybus
Okay you two need to stay away from sharp objects.
Typical union pay:
8 hours- straight pay
after 8 hours - time and a half
Saturday, Holidays - time and a half
Sunday - double time
05-24-2009, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SmoothOnTop
Typical union pay:
8 hours- straight pay
after 8 hours - time and a half
Saturday, Holidays - time and a half
Sunday - double time
8 hours- straight pay
after 8 hours - time and a half
Saturday, Holidays - time and a half
Sunday - double time
05-25-2009, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by robthree
If they can't figure out that simple supply/demand dynamic what makes you think cost of labor is the one factor driving them out of business?
05-26-2009, 11:49 AM
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Hi!
If the mgmt focused on Quality, which is continually improving the company, so that 50 years in the future, the company would be better off, then there never would have been any unions in the first place.
Toyota and Honda in the US don't have unions, because mgmt is competant.
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If the mgmt focused on Quality, which is continually improving the company, so that 50 years in the future, the company would be better off, then there never would have been any unions in the first place.
Toyota and Honda in the US don't have unions, because mgmt is competant.
cliff
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05-29-2009, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by atpcliff
Hi!
Toyota and Honda in the US don't have unions, because mgmt is competant.
cliff
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Toyota and Honda in the US don't have unions, because mgmt is competant.
cliff
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