And it aint the son of a bitch from nowhere.

at least it's true at Ford


(or "Fords" as they say here in Michigan

The people at the bottom of the income ladder would still get screwed.

In any case, kudos to Chrysler for making it easier for their employees to exercise their civic duty and vote.

The Ruling Class would never allow that. The BEST labor is labor without the right to vote. Ex-felons, H1Bs, slaves, you-name-it! Can't have them worker bees mucking up the system!


(is this really necessary?)

A celebration of the American Peoples' greatest power; the right to vote and for that matter have their votes counted in a just, verifiable manner.

trauma and stress. I transport them in their "PaxiVan" and "WiniVan," but need to replace the vehicles.
Thanks for the heads up.

was the one to announce this. I wonder if Trump will respond?

Go Mopar!

Go Chrysler!

Workers are being given the day off so that Chrysler can quickly dismantle the plant and ship it off the China to make Jeeps. Horrors, alert Hannity and Beck!!!

It should be a national holiday so everyone can vote and work the polls.

Mandated by federal law ending on Election Day.

Early voting should be consistent across the country, cover at least two weekends, and give people plenty of time to make arrangements to vote.

There's no law requiring businesses to close on national holidays, and the fact that you can go shopping on Christmas or buy a Starbucks on the 4th of July is proof enough of that. The only people mandated by law to get the day off are Federal employees. For everyone else, it's a matter of employer charity or a right negotiated between the employees and employers.

I evpect that Voting Day would rank right up there with Columbus Day when it comes to businesses observing it (Coumbus Day is a full national holiday, but I don't know anyone other than federal employees who get it off).

The more people voting, the better, and you know who Chrysler's folks are voting for, because a vote for Romney would be a vote against their interests.

If only more companies did the same for their workers...

This is the first year he won't be voting Dem, he died in June, but the rest of us will be.

There were more UAW baseball caps and jackets than I've ever seen on election day. We also have a state wide ballot to protect the right to organize in our constitution, they'll be a voting force to be reckoned with, at least here in Michigan.

Thank you Mr Marchionne.

And this longtime Dodge and Jeep owner couldn't be happier.

HEAPS AND HEAPS OF

This is nice.

That is a terrible opening paragraph by politico and unfair on Chrysler..

Talking about putting your money where your mouth is.

I didn't see it mentioned in the linked article.

it's in their labor contract- but i still can't tell if it's paid or not.

Union YES!

I hope that make repukes everywhere have nausea, just as the name suggests

i may have read it wrong.

union yes!

i grew up in a union household, and i have several relatives and even more 'extended family' who work or have worked at the Belvedere IL Chrysler plant.

so yeah- i support the workers.
my concern about whether or not it's a paid day off is for the workers who couldn't afford a short week.

F U Mitten

Go Chrysler.

Actually, my ex just traded in his old Chrysler van, which was still working.. at over 200k miles. Good cars, great people that build them. Love a company that puts their money where their mouth is!!

I bought my first Chrysler this year. 50 years of buying cars and I support you guys with my wallet. Oh yeah GREAT car !!!

.. a great big "Fuck You" you lying piece of the 1%.

All I can say is DITTO! to that.

Attaboy Sergio!

or a one-day suspension from your job?

people who work paycheck to paycheck can't always afford a forced day off without pay...it's more of a punishment than a favor.

I just assumed that a day off to vote would mean "with pay", and I thought you were being churlish to question it, so I googled the facts. As it turns out, a day off to vote was instituted by the UAW years ago, and therefore is nothing new. Just a warm and fuzzy bit of political nonsense from the company execs to make them look good. Oh well... that's business, I guess.

the headline of the OP is a little misleading in that regard- chrysler didn't give them the day off, it was negotiated. is there any info as to whether it was negotiated as a paid or un-paid day off? i didn't see any.

P.S.- My first ocean dives were out of Tavernier- we stayed at "Frank's Keyhaven Resort". the owner (frank) was a former airline exec who gave discounts to airline employees(any airline).
It was a GREAT place to stay, and we even went back twice more.

I think it should be a national holiday!

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

The CEO that support the President, give their employees the day off. Some contrast hey?

I work for a state agency and we were informed we would have to do it on our own time. Lunch or before or after. Luckily, there was no line when I went.

When I worked for the state of Texas, we had paid time off to vote, two hours I think.

...this frees up the UAW members to spend the rest of their day working on GOTV efforts. This frees up an army of potential volunteers. The Democratic GOTV efforts in Michgan area always led by the UAW. We do owe them a lot for their efforts!

a company who backs the freedom to vote..Go GM workers Go and Vote!!!