I wish more people would understand this. Even negative comments tells him he still has an audience. By posting even derogatory statements directed at him proves you are one of his audience members.
I had the opposite experience. Though 15 years ago was around the time I worked at a computer shop and I recall quality between the two comps flip flopping. On a side note, that was also the era of Asus capacitors failing at a surprisingly high rate.
Please forgive my ignorance here. I absolutely support folks fighting for better pay and benefits, but why on earth did they refuse this?
The company’s Oct. 3 offer featured:
Product commitments for every UAW plant in America
No job losses due to electric vehicle battery plants
Profit sharing among all employees
A full ratification bonus
26% pay increase for all temporary employees
Conversion of all temporary employees with at least three months of service to permanent status
More than 20% pay increase for permanent employees
Inflation protection in cost-of-living allowances
End to tiered pay so all employees can reach the top wage rate
A reduction (in half) of the time it takes to earn the top wage
Income protection for permanent employees
Increased 401(k) contributions for permanent employees
Up to five weeks paid vacation, an average of 17 paid holidays per year and two family days.
Every single one of those bullet points sounds like a pretty massive win, even individually, then you combine them all together and it's the best benefit plan I've ever even heard of in the US. Granted, I am not a benefits manager and never have been, so I suppose I don't know what is generally available in the US. But many of those individual benefits are leagues above anything I've ever seen.
EDIT: I read the article rather than the post. So I assume the above points are not being given to plants planning to be built?
I wish more people would understand this. Even negative comments tells him he still has an audience. By posting even derogatory statements directed at him proves you are one of his audience members.