Flint, ON
Wonder if Michael Moore will write a movie about Windsor.
This once-mighty industrial city survived ups and downs for decades, but now it’s staggering under hits that just keep coming
Wonder if Michael Moore will write a movie about Windsor.
This once-mighty industrial city survived ups and downs for decades, but now it’s staggering under hits that just keep coming
May 17th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Typical reporting from the Star…
The article points out early on in the article that “A once-mighty industrial city is staggering because of the decline of the Big Three North American automakers and fierce global competition.”
Shortly after, “A popular bumper sticker reads “Out of a job, yet? Keep buying foreign!””
It’s only at the very bottom of the article does it mention “militant local unions are scaring potential new companies away.” And even then, it’s the “Business leaders” who are the one’s saying this; not the everyday good citizens, but the suit and tie “business leaders.”
Well I’m not a “business leader,” and as someone who currently lives in Windsor, grew up in Windsor, and spent most of my life in Windsor, I’d have to say that a great deal of the problems facing Windsor today are because of the local unions and the culture of entitlement that they have cultivated over many years into the mindset of the community members.
You can see it at the Casino. The employees are all CAW. Many of them have the attitude that they get paid the same amount of money if they smile or not, so why should they bother with the whole ‘customer service bullshit’
Of course, none of this was explored in this article. It muddies the waters of good guys and bad guys.