Delphi

GM Spends Taxpayer Money to Lobby for More Taxpayer Money

Submitted by Mark Modica on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 09:50

According to CNBC, General Motors has ramped up its lobbying efforts to the tune of $3.58 million in the first quarter of 2011. This is nearly triple the $1.36 million it spent in the first quarter of the prior year. It is also over double the $1.67 million spent by non-bailed out Ford in the same quarter. The $50 billion that taxpayers gave to bail out GM is now partially being distributed back to President Obama, Congress and a variety of agencies in an effort by GM to, well, receive more taxpayer money.

Milwaukee Newspaper Spotlights Unfair Treatment of Nonunion Delphi Workers In Auto Bailout

Submitted by Peter Flaherty on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 20:27

Delphi The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today reports on the plight of salaried (and non-union) Delphi employees who are losing their pensions, health care and life insurance, while their UAW co-workers are being made whole with taxpayer funds. Delphi is a former division of General Motors. We raised the issue one month ago.

From the Journal Sentinel:

“These people are getting a firsthand lesson in the drawbacks of not being politically connected. That's something members of the UAW and other auto industry unions don't have to worry about," said Carl Horowitz with the National Legal and Policy Center...