[darkpuppet]

I hate to say this, but the workers aren't the only bloat in the auto industry.

The American industry is one of the last Old Boy's clubs. They're built on a bloat of management and bureaucracy* that benefit the higher-ups.

Sure, I'm not a big fan of unions, but there are other costs that need to be cut. For example, if GM outsources their entire IT, why do they have 1200+ salaried employees managing their outsourcing partners?

And it's not just IT... there's a lot of infrastructure and people at GM that are just plain redundant. But here's the catch... If the people deciding where to cut the 1000 people are from that IT department.. nobody's going to swing that axe that may be swung at themselves.

For years, the American auto industry has convinced themselves that they are number one and they can only be at the top. Ford, as of recently, seems to be the only one who truly get it. GM is absolutely clueless, and Chrysler, well.. they're just good at making bad decisions.

Until GM drops the single-minded self-preservation tactics of the past, they're doomed. I could easily trim half of GM's management and save the same money they think they're going to save with a new autoworkers agreement.

it's just so stupid.