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UAW strike Day 4: GM threatens to send 2,000 workers home, Ford cuts 600 jobs::undefined

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[–] ViewSonik@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I repeat… If you make $100,000 for 40 years straight that is $4M. This dude(Ford CEO) made $21M in a single year. Ford’s share buyback program in 2022 totaled $484M. GM’a share buyback program totaled $3.4B in the past twelve months. We live in a fucked up world. Meanwhile, Ford/GM/Stellantis employees cannot afford to even buy the vehicles they make or feed themselves decent food.

[–] Shadywack@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

GM's stock buyback program could also have afforded 24 years of employment with each person costing the company on average of 140k. I don't know what they budget per FTE on the bargaining unit, but the amount they spent on stock buybacks could've been put to compensation for 24 fucking years.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Executives and Investors should be terrified to walk in public.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which is why they have personal shoppers, drivers, and jets.

[–] Techmaster@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

And gated communities with guards and 24/7 police detail.

[–] GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

May the bridges they burn light our way.

[–] bender@insaneutopia.com 13 points 1 year ago

As their customer, i cannot afford to buy their vehicles either.