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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:40 PM Nov 2012

Chrysler Gives Workers the Day off to Vote

Something Chrysler is not doing: shifting Jeep production and jobs to China. Something Chrysler is doing: giving workers the day off to vote. The auto manufacturer's vice president of design tweets:

Chrysler gave its entire work force the day off to Vote Today! Let's go! #America
— @RalphGilles via Twitter for iPhone A week ago, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne sent employees an email saying that because of the "public debate" over the Jeep jobs (i.e. because of Romney's lies), "I feel obliged to unambiguously restate our position" that Chrysler is not only not moving jobs to China but expanding its American workforce. And now all those Ohio and Michigan workers have the day off to vote.

It's nice to watch a lie biting Mitt Romney in the ass in real time, isn't it?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/06/1156794/-Chrysler-gives-workers-the-day-off-to-vote

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Chrysler Gives Workers the Day off to Vote (Original Post) WI_DEM Nov 2012 OP

They didn't give anyone the day off jenw2 Nov 2012 #1

Chinese workers can vote in our elections? onehandle Nov 2012 #2

fabulous! election day should be a national holiday; working people are massively disadvantaged amborin Nov 2012 #3

On a shallow note, Mr. Gilles is HOT... OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #4

Ralph Gilles (VP) just tweeted this: OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #5

Even so... jmowreader Nov 2012 #6

Absolutely, Mr. Gilles especially. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #7

jenw2

(374 posts)

1. They didn't give anyone the day off

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:42 PM

Nov 2012

The unions fought for it.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. Chinese workers can vote in our elections?

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:43 PM

Nov 2012

Who knew?

amborin

(16,631 posts)

3. fabulous! election day should be a national holiday; working people are massively disadvantaged

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:06 PM

Nov 2012

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)

4. On a shallow note, Mr. Gilles is HOT...

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:09 PM

Nov 2012

Just sayin'.

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)

5. Ralph Gilles (VP) just tweeted this:

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:51 PM

Nov 2012

For the record Gm,Ford & Chrysler via negotiated terms UAW have had election day off for 15yrs! Logically extended to salaried workers too!

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)

6. Even so...

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:43 PM

Nov 2012

you know the automakers have just about had it with Mitt, who wanted Detroit to go bankrupt, spread lies that Jeep was moving production to China (and lie louder after Chrysler called bullshit) and plans a federal austerity program that will reduce their sales.

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)

7. Absolutely, Mr. Gilles especially. :) n/t

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:59 PM

Nov 2012

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