Flint Photos: Sit Down Strikers 1937

Sit-Down Strikers in the cafeteria at Fisher Body Plant #1 in 1937.

Flint Photos: Flint Sit-Down Strike Press Photo

Bonus Bonanza

It's almost bonus time at G.M.

Christina Rogers of The Detroit News reports:

General Motors Co.'s hourly workers can expect some of the largest profit-sharing checks ever, when the automaker pays bonuses for the money earned in 2010, a top union official said Monday.

United Auto Workers' Vice President Joe Ashton, who oversees the union's labor relations with GM, said the bonuses are likely to top the average $1,775 workers got for 1999, the company's biggest payout to date.

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"I would think so," he said.

The Deer Hunter

For future reference, when flying out of Flint's Bishop Airport, or even going anywhere near it, always wear hunter's orange, or a 1972 Powers High School graduation gown.

The Detroit News reports:

"A public safety officer trying to shoot a deer on the grounds of Flint's Bishop International Airport fired a shot that went astray and whizzed by workers at a nearby business.

"Airport Director James L. Rice tells The Flint Journal the airport is developing new rules on how and when wildlife will be cleared from airport property following the shooting the afternoon of July 18.

"Rice says he's apologized, and the airport may limit shoots during local business hours.

"United Auto Workers Local 659 shop chairman Jack Cannon was outside auto parts supplier Android Industries with other workers at the time of the shooting. He says workers thought someone was trying to kill them.

"Wildlife such as deer at the airport are considered a safety hazard for flights."

GM offers more buyouts, followed by lower wages

GM plans to offer retirement or buyout deals to 73,000 UAW employees. What's that mean? Lower wages for the workers who follow, according to ABC 12 news:

"Once some opt out, the company plans to replace some workers with those making half what current workers earn."