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**DghtRdc** · 11-19-2008, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles
For Asher, since he's under the impression the Japanese automakers don't have unions.

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...a_pays_up.html

In Japan, Toyota Motor Workers’ Union has 58,000 members. That's interesting because Toyota has zero unions in North America.

And I think you need to do a lot of research into the powers and utility of unions in Japanese business culture.

Toyota is one of the biggest employers in the province of Ontario, and has a few major auto plants here, none of which are unionized and all of which are highly profitable. They just opened a new one today.

Edit: And before you blame it all on more competent management, the plant they just opened here makes the Rav4 -- and SUV.

11-19-2008, 10:44 PM	#28
DghtRdc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles For Asher, since he's under the impression the Japanese automakers don't have unions. http://www.businessweek.com/autos/au...a_pays_up.html In Japan, Toyota Motor Workers’ Union has 58,000 members. That's interesting because Toyota has zero unions in North America. And I think you need to do a lot of research into the powers and utility of unions in Japanese business culture. Toyota is one of the biggest employers in the province of Ontario, and has a few major auto plants here, none of which are unionized and all of which are highly profitable. They just opened a new one today. Edit: And before you blame it all on more competent management, the plant they just opened here makes the Rav4 -- and SUV.
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