<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H3 Builder:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">That with all of the union problems at GM, the the quality of our beloved Hummer will take a nose dive with all the layoff's going on and the anamossity going on in the unnion ranks, I worry about the quality going down as pissed off unnion workers loosing their benifits will not care about quality. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes there are people worried about GM in general around here. And remember that GM is as much to blame as the unions are. GM accepted the union deals and also said that they would be good for the company. Now we see what can happen.
I don't believe that that the quality will change as we have a good workforce. You have people in any industry that can cause problems. The plant has checks and ballances in place to keep quality high. We are proud of what we build, and we plan to continue with world class quality. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
You are correct, I just hope the majority of the work force understands this. We were asked, hypothetically, yesterday at a meeting if we, as salaried employees, would be willing to take a pay cut to not only keep our jobs, but to help the company and prevent others from being laid off in the salaried ranks. It was unanimous, we would take a pay cut.
Our health care will be going up considerably next year, and I have heard no complaining from anyone (I'm sure someone, somewhere is complaining).
As for the union worker. I had four working for me in TN (not on the line, but in an engineering development center), and out of the four, three were fantastic and took great pride in what they did, one was the type that gives the union a bad name. It's not that he didn't do the job right, he just played the company for everything he could get away with without getting fired.
As someone who knows a little about GM vehicles, and has driven almost everything they make, including the new ZO6, STS-V, etc., I would say that the quality of the H3 is right up there with the high end cars that GM produces. No, they don't have all the toys, but they cost considerably less too.
In my opinion, and from my experience driving the H3 now since August, it is the best build GM vehicle I have ever purchased, including the Vettes. And for a first year vehicle, damn, I'm impressed.
My kudos to the engineers who designed it, the bean counters who didn't do any massive cutting, and especially to those down in Shreveport who built it.